The Château Franc-Maillet of Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Franc-Maillet
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Vignobles G. Arpin.
It is ranked in the top 43 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Franc-Maillet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Franc-Maillet wines

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

The top red wines of Château Franc-Maillet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Franc-Maillet

How Château Franc-Maillet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of ramen burger, mouse of lamb with thyme or duck sleeves in cider.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Franc-Maillet

On the nose the red wine of Château Franc-Maillet. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, cassis or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, pepper or coffee. In the mouth the red wine of Château Franc-Maillet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Franc-Maillet

  • 2000With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Franc-Maillet.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • 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 Franc-Maillet

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 Franc-Maillet.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Franc-Maillet and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Soft

Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.