Château Haut Ballet - Fronsac

Château Haut BalletFronsac

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Fronsac of Château Haut Ballet is a red wine from the region of Fronsac of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Fronsac from the Château Haut Ballet

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Fronsac of Château Haut Ballet in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, pencil lead

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

On the nose the Fronsac of Château Haut Ballet in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, non oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or vegetal.

Details and technical informations about Château Haut Ballet's Fronsac.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Fronsac - 2013
In the top 100 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Fronsac - 2012
In the top 100 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Fronsac - 2011
In the top 100 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Fronsac - 2010
In the top 100 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Fronsac - 2009
In the top 100 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 411110
Fronsac - 2008
In the top 100 of of Fronsac wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Fronsac from Château Haut Ballet are 2009, 2010, 2013, 2011 and 2008.

Informations about the Château Haut Ballet

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Château Jean Faure.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Haut Ballet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Fronsac wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Gout (wine of)

In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).

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