The Château La Bretonnière of Bordeaux

Château La Bretonnière
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 6749 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château La Bretonnière is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Located in the heart of the Bordeaux wine region, the Château La Bretonnière estate is a true discovery for any wine enthusiast. Surrounded by lush vineyards and verdant vegetation, it offers a unique immersion into the history, culture, and heritage of French wine. Built in the 19th century, the Château itself is an impressive neoclassical styled mansion, with majestic white columns, traditional blue shutters, and an elegant slate roof. The interior of the Château is brimming with historical charm, featuring vaulted ceilings, large marble fireplaces, original woodwork, and authentic tiled floors. The estate stretches over an area of nearly 200 hectares, a large part of which is devoted to wine production. It is primarily planted with classic Bordeaux red grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. The estate produces a variety of wines, ranging from full-bodied, spicy red wines to sweet and fruity white wines. One of the distinct features of Château La Bretonnière is its commitment to Bordeaux wine tradition. The estate still uses traditional viticulture methods, with particular attention to the land and the environment. The vineyard is certified in organic farming and is committed to producing high-quality wines while respecting the environment. Wine tasting at Château La Bretonnière is an unforgettable experience. Visitors can taste a range of wines, enlightened by the knowledgeable sommeliers' insights about the terroir, winemaking, and Bordeaux climate. Additionally, the estate also organizes guided tours of its cellars, where visitors can admire the oak barrels used for wine aging, as well as the winemaking facilities.

Top Château La Bretonnière wines

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

The top white wines of Château La Bretonnière

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château La Bretonnière

How Château La Bretonnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pulled pork (us pulled pork ), quiche lorraine or salmon koulibiac.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château La Bretonnière

  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château La Bretonnière.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering 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.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites that challenge the best of Burgundy (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the Sweet, botrytised nectars of Sauternes. Although Bordeaux is most famous for its wines produced in specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and Crémant de Bordeaux.

The Bordeaux Red appellation represents more than a third of the total production. The official Bordeaux wine region extends 130 kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast. 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2018, a figure that has remained largely constant over the previous decade. However, the number of winegrowers has consolidated; in 2018 there were around 6,000, compared to 9,000 a decade earlier.

The top red wines of Château La Bretonnière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Bretonnière

How Château La Bretonnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or poultry such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, beef mironton or bami.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Bretonnière

On the nose the red wine of Château La Bretonnière. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Bretonnière. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Bretonnière

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Bretonnière.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Château La Bretonnière

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château La Bretonnière

How Château La Bretonnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, chaouia lamb or autumn pumpkin pie.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château La Bretonnière

On the nose the pink wine of Château La Bretonnière. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château La Bretonnière

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château La Bretonnière.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.

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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.

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