The Château Despagnet of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Despagnet - Saint-Émilion
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1317 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Despagnet is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Despagnet wines

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

The top red wines of Château Despagnet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Despagnet

How Château Despagnet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, couscous of meat and fish or venison leg marinated in white wine and grand marnier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Despagnet

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Despagnet

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baron Philippe de Rothschild or the Château Le Chatelet produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, savory or cocoa and sometimes also flavors of bramble, raisin or sour cherry.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 645 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion, producing 833 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Château Despagnet and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

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