The Château de Pibarnon of Bandol of Provence

Château de Pibarnon - Bandol
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Bandol in the region of Provence
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The Château de Pibarnon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Bandol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Pibarnon wines

Looking for the best Château de Pibarnon wines in Bandol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Pibarnon 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 Pibarnon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château de Pibarnon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Pibarnon

How Château de Pibarnon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls or endive and avocado salad.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Pibarnon

On the nose the red wine of Château de Pibarnon. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grass or pomegranate and sometimes also flavors of savory, chalk or cedar.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Pibarnon

  • 1994With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Pibarnon.

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Bandol

Bandol is a key appellation in the wine region of Provence, in the far southeast of France. Created in 1941, the appellation covers red, white and rosé wines from approximately 1,550 hectares of vineyards located around the coastal town of Bandol on the Mediterranean coast. These are spread unevenly over eight communes in the Var dePartment, the majority being located just North of Bandol, in Le Beausset, La Cadière-d'Azur, Le Castellet and Évenos. Bandol is best known for its red wines, which constitute the majority of the appellation's production.

These contain a high proportion of Mourvèdre - the appellation rules require at least 50%. Using this amount of such a Spicy and Powerful grape makes for a wine with Character that is difficult to produce in any other part of France. Mourvèdre will only ripen reliably in a Climate as sunny and Warm as that which prevails along the Mediterranean coast. Grenache is the other main component of Bandol's red (and rosé) wines.

The top white wines of Château de Pibarnon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Pibarnon

How Château de Pibarnon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole or scallops in coral sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Pibarnon

On the nose the white wine of Château de Pibarnon. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, earth or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Pibarnon

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Pibarnon.

  • Petit Manseng
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château de Pibarnon

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Pibarnon

How Château de Pibarnon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of homemade pork curry, raoul's bouillabaisse or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château de Pibarnon

On the nose the pink wine of Château de Pibarnon. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus fruit or rhubarb and sometimes also flavors of mango, non oak or earth. In the mouth the pink wine of Château de Pibarnon. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château de Pibarnon

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de Pibarnon.

  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.

The top sweet wines of Château de Pibarnon

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château de Pibarnon

How Château de Pibarnon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of korean bibimbap or pancake cake with mountain filling.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château de Pibarnon

  • 1994With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château de Pibarnon.

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Pibarnon

Planning a wine route in the of Bandol? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Pibarnon.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château de Pibarnon and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’

Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.