The Château le Puy of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux

Château le Puy
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château le Puy is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Château Le Puy, located in Francs-Côtes de Bordeaux in France, is a vineyard estate extending over 23 hectares. It consists of a vineyard of 17.5 hectares of cabernet-sauvignon, merlot, malbec, cabernet franc and semillon grapes, all grown on clay-limestone soil. Founded in 1707, the estate has been frequently modernized and rearranged to produce premium wines, representative of the terroir and the ancestral expertise of the region. Château Le Puy produces three classified growths of Bordeaux: Le Puy, La Grave and Esquirou, each distinguished by their unique characteristics of terroir and fruit, unique to each cuvée. Château Le Puy also employs modern methods to ensure that their wines develop perfectly, including control of temperatures and winemaking stages and the cellar equipped with new barrels. Château Le Puy also offers wine tasting tours, which take place in a romantic and eccentric setting, composed of both old and modern buildings, and offering a breathtaking view of the vineyard. The tours offer visitors an opportunity to discover the history and heritage of the vineyard, as well as to appreciate the unique work of the Château Le Puy team. The cellar of Château Le Puy is open daily to guide visitors in the tasting of wines, and visitors can also buy directly from the estate's shop. Château Le Puy is a unique vineyard estate, honoring a terroir that has seen the emergence of world-renowned wines, and advocating respect for modern and ancestral methods in order to produce unique wines.

Top Château le Puy wines

Looking for the best Château le Puy wines in Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château le Puy 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 Puy wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château le Puy

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

How Château le Puy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), very soft beef bourguignon or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château le Puy

On the nose the red wine of Château le Puy. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, raspberry or pepper. In the mouth the red wine of Château le Puy. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château le Puy

  • 2003With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Carménère

Discovering the wine region of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux

The wine region of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château le Puy or the Château le Puy produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, floral or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of caramel, cinnamon or sour cherry.

In the mouth of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 49 estates and châteaux in the of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux, producing 81 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château le Puy

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château le Puy

How Château le Puy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of cassoulet, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or nachos (chicken).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château le Puy

On the nose the white wine of Château le Puy. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, minerality or pear. In the mouth the white wine of Château le Puy. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château le Puy

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château le Puy.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscadelle

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Château le Puy

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château le Puy

How Château le Puy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pasta bolognese, irish stew with beer or filet mignon in a crust.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château le Puy

On the nose the pink wine of Château le Puy. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, cranberry or earth.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château le Puy

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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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.

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