The Château La Mission of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château La Mission - Lalande-de-Pomerol
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 786 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Mission is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Mission wines

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

The top red wines of Château La Mission

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

How Château La Mission wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bernard's potée, tajine of merguez and potatoes or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Mission

On the nose the red wine of Château La Mission. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, cigar or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Mission. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Mission

  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

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: 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 Château La Mission and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Chair

Characteristic of a wine that gives an impression of fullness and density in the mouth, without any roughness.

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