The Château Haut Lavallade of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Haut Lavallade - Audace
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 446 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Haut Lavallade is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Haut Lavallade wines

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

The top red wines of Château Haut Lavallade

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Haut Lavallade

How Château Haut Lavallade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fashion, lamb chops à la champvallon or pheasant casserole with cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Haut Lavallade

On the nose the red wine of Château Haut Lavallade. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or plum and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Haut Lavallade. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Haut Lavallade

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.86/5

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

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

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. .

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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 Haut Lavallade and wines from the region

France expects bigger 2022 wine harvest but drought is a concern

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The word of the wine: Véraison

A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.