The Château du Moulin of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château du Moulin
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1093 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château du Moulin is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Moulin wines

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

The top red wines of Château du Moulin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Moulin

How Château du Moulin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, lamb mice confit in port wine or duck legs with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Moulin

On the nose the red wine of Château du Moulin. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Moulin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Moulin

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.62/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château du Moulin

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

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 du Moulin and wines from the region

Gigondas to produce white wines

At a national committee meeting held on Thursday 8th September, members of the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) voted unanimously to ratify the change to the appellation guidelines to allow white wines into AP Gigondas. A working group of growers and négociants has been pursuing the amendment for 11 years. The amendment states that white Gigondas must contain a minimum 70% Clairette. Other permitted varieties include Bourboulenc, Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blan ...

Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

Guigal has acquired Château d’Aqueria for an undisclosed fee in a deal that adds to a sense of fresh dynamism in the historic vineyards of Tavel, a rosé-only appellation that lies on the west bank of the Rhône river in southern France. Marcel Guigal, son of Guigal domaine founder Etienne, said, ‘Our family is delighted to join the Tavel appellation and to participate in the promotion of this great gastronomic rosé.’ Château d’Aqueria. Photo credit: Courtesy of E. Guigal. The purchase puts ...

St-Emilion 2012 Classification upheld in court

Bordeaux’s administrative court of appeal has effectively validated the St-Emilion 2012 Classification after rejecting long-standing complaints from three châteaux. France’s national appellation body, INAO, said the decision upholds an original court ruling from 2015. It added the complainants still have two months in which to appeal the judgement, however. Legal challenges to the St-Emilion 2012 Classification have been a feature of the past decade in Bordeaux. INAO said it was ‘reassured’ by t ...

The word of the wine: Trimmer

Elevated tractor that allows you to pass through the vineyards by straddling them.