The Château Laurou of Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Laurou
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 61 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Laurou is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Laurou wines

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

The top red wines of Château Laurou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Laurou

How Château Laurou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, lamb garam massala or eggs florentine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Laurou

On the nose the red wine of Château Laurou. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of pepper, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Laurou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Laurou

  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Negrette
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.

In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Château Laurou

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Laurou

How Château Laurou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of barbecue burger, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Negrette
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Négrette

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

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Laurou

Planning a wine route in the of Fronsac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Laurou.

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.