The Château de Sales of Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château de Sales - Pomerol
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 142 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château de Sales is one of the best wineries to follow in Pomerol.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Sales wines

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

The top red wines of Château de Sales

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

How Château de Sales wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, lamb shoulder confit with harissa or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Sales

On the nose the red wine of Château de Sales. often reveals types of flavors of iron, savory or raisin and sometimes also flavors of toasty, red plum or red currant. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Sales. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Sales

  • 1982With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1976With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1979With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Pomerol

The wine region of Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pétrus or the Domaine Le Pin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of cherry, flint or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of salt, dried fig or nutty.

In the mouth of Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 336 estates and châteaux in the of Pomerol, producing 444 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Sales

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château de Sales and wines from the region

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

Fine wine market breaks records in 2021, says Liv-ex

Prices in the fine wine market have been increasing across all major regions in 2021, according to a new report by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its Liv-ex 1000 index, tracking some of the world’s most sought-after wines, rose by 2.4% in November to reach a new all-time high. The index, seen as an important bellwether for secondary market trading, has been rising consistently for about 18 months. ‘All previous records set in 2020 have been broken and surpassed in 2021, markin ...

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Philippe Schaus, chairman and chief executive of the Moët Hennessy division of LVMH, called Joseph Phelps Vineyards ‘an iconic name and an iconic winery’. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous winery on a 260ha former cattle ranch in Napa Valley in 1973. He turned it into one of California’s most prominent producers, famed for its flagship Insignia – a Bordeaux-style blend – and its pioneering use of Rhône varieties, which kick-started the ‘Rhône Rangers’ movement in the Golden State. The founder’ ...

The word of the wine: Dry extract

Non-liquid constituents of wine.