The Chateau La Baume of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

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The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 86 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Chateau La Baume is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau La Baume wines

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

The top red wines of Chateau La Baume

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau La Baume

How Chateau La Baume wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, succulent and easy to make beef lasagna or small stuffed provençal dishes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau La Baume

On the nose the red wine of Chateau La Baume. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Chateau La Baume. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau La Baume

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau La Baume.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau La Baume

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Chinian? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau La Baume.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Chateau La Baume and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

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