The Chateau La Fleur of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Chateau La Fleur - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Dassault Wine Estates.
It is ranked in the top 193 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Chateau La Fleur is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau La Fleur wines

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

The top red wines of Chateau La Fleur

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

How Chateau La Fleur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), lamb keftas or duck with orange and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau La Fleur

On the nose the red wine of Chateau La Fleur. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Chateau La Fleur. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau La Fleur

  • 1982With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Chateau La Fleur and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: R-C (champagne)

Harvesting-cooperator. It is the cooperative which elaborates the champagne of its members from their mixed contributions. It gives them bottles on which they stick their own label. It is legal without being intellectually honest. When you walk around the Champagne region, you may come across signs that say "Vigneron récoltant" to indicate a member of a cooperative. You can always ask him where his vats and press are.

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