The Château La Mariotte of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château La Mariotte - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 102 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château La Mariotte is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Mariotte wines

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

The top red wines of Château La Mariotte

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

How Château La Mariotte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or venison leg marinated in white wine and grand marnier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Mariotte

On the nose the red wine of Château La Mariotte. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, black currant or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Mariotte. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Mariotte

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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 La Mariotte and wines from the region

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Aldo Fiordelli: ‘The east-facing vineyard absorbs the morning’s first sunlight’

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Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris, running from 14 to 16 February, will host a discussion on climate change as part of series of roundtable ‘wine talks’ at the show. Decanter contributor and international consultant Rupert Joy will moderate the discussion on ‘making wine in a changing climate’, to be held at 2:30pm on Tuesday 15 February, in Hall Six. Members of the panel include: Pau Roca Blaso – director general of the International Organisation of Vine & Wine Jeremy Cukierman MW – dire ...

The word of the wine: Suave

Said of a fine and unctuous wine.

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