The Château le Destrier of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château le Destrier - Cuvée Prestige Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1442 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château le Destrier is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château le Destrier wines

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

The top red wines of Château le Destrier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château le Destrier

How Château le Destrier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, navarin of lamb or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château le Destrier

On the nose the red wine of Château le Destrier. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château le Destrier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château le Destrier

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.48/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

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. .

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château le Destrier

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

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 le Destrier and wines from the region

Bordeaux Index sees fine wine sales jump in 2021

Bordeaux Index said its sales jumped by 47% in 2021 to reach $174m (£128m), a new record for the company. Its results reinforce the sense of a strong 12 months for the global fine wine market, led by famous ‘blue chip’ labels in particular. Yet the UK-based merchant also pointed to new customer sign-ups and the success of its LiveTrade trading platform as contributing to company-specific growth. Its client base expanded by around 30% year-on-year, with trading by value on LiveTrade up by 55%. Bo ...

Brad Pitt launches skincare range using ingredients from Rhône Valley vineyard

Le Domaine Skincare features a serum, a cream, a fluid cream and a cleansing emulsion, all of which are vegan and suitable for all skin types. The products are made from organic matter that was previously discarded after the grapes had been pressed. Le Domaine Skincare’s packaging also includes recyclable glass bottles and jars, and reusable stoppers made of oak cut from the scraps of the vineyard’s wine barrels. ‘It is about imitating nature’s organic cycles, its original beauty,’ said Pitt, wh ...

Bordeaux 2022 harvest: Vintage looks ‘very promising’

A ‘very promising’ vintage is expected, said the regional wine council (CIVB), as the Bordeaux 2022 harvest gets underway for reds. It’s still too early to judge fully and yields will be lower in some cases following heat, drought and also hailstorms during the growing season, yet the CIVB cited ‘attractive but small berries’ and healthy vineyard conditions during the crucial flowering period and for harvest. Europe has seen early starts to wine harvests in 2022 and the C ...

The word of the wine: SR

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