The Chateau La Birondie of Bergerac of South West

Chateau La Birondie
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Bergerac in the region of South West

The Chateau La Birondie is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau La Birondie wines

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

The top pink wines of Chateau La Birondie

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Chateau La Birondie

How Chateau La Birondie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roast beef casserole, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or sauté of veal with olives (corsica).

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Chateau La Birondie.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Bergerac

The wine region of Bergerac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Tour des Gendres or the Vignoble des Verdots produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of non oak, yeast or black currant and sometimes also flavors of mint, pineapple or cream.

In the mouth of Bergerac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 518 estates and châteaux in the of Bergerac, producing 1004 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bergerac go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.

The top red wines of Chateau La Birondie

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

How Chateau La Birondie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, shish kebab or rabbit with green olives.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau La Birondie

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top white wines of Chateau La Birondie

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Chateau La Birondie

How Chateau La Birondie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sublime salmon (stuffed salmon), fish fondue or pancakes.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Chateau La Birondie.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Reims Mountain

Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).

The top sparkling wines of Chateau La Birondie

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Chateau La Birondie

How Chateau La Birondie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer), tagliatelle with carbonara or roast duck in the oven.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Chateau La Birondie.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sweet wines of Chateau La Birondie

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Chateau La Birondie

How Chateau La Birondie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of fresh salmon risotto, scallops with saffron or gaufress and light.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Chateau La Birondie

On the nose the sweet wine of Chateau La Birondie. often reveals types of flavors of cheese, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Chateau La Birondie

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Chateau La Birondie.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscadelle

The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau La Birondie

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.