The Château Desarnaud of Blaye of Bordeaux

Château Desarnaud
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Blaye in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Desarnaud is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Desarnaud wines

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

The top red wines of Château Desarnaud

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Desarnaud

How Château Desarnaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, chicken with rice for cookeo robot or duck aiguillettes with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Desarnaud

In the mouth the red wine of Château Desarnaud. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Desarnaud

  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Blaye

AOC Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux on the right bank of the Gironde opposite the Médoc (6,500 ha), clay-limestone soils, 240 days of sunshine. Merlot is the signature red (~70%): round and fruity with notes of plum, black cherry, blackberry, undergrowth, and a spiced touch, supple tannins and generous flesh — accessible young but with good aging potential. Cabernet Sauvignon (~20%) adds structure and blackcurrant notes, Malbec as complement. Dry whites from Sauvignon and Sémillon with citrus notes.

The top pink wines of Château Desarnaud

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Desarnaud

How Château Desarnaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or lentils and morteau sausages.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.

The top white wines of Château Desarnaud

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Desarnaud

How Château Desarnaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of creole chipolatas, spinach and goat cheese quiche or chicken wrap.

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

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.