The Château de Bachen is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Bachen wines in Gascogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Bachen wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Bachen wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Bachen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, bare-assed cockerel (ardennes) or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Bachen. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.
How Château de Bachen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon pavés en papillote, wok of pointed cabbage with shrimps and lemongrass bo bun style or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Château de Bachen. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, minerality or melon and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit.
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
How Château de Bachen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, lamb fillet with monbazillac or cassoulet with duck confit.
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
