The Château Maine Chaigneau of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Maine Chaigneau - Cuvée JS Lalande-de-Pomerol
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1343 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Maine Chaigneau 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 Maine Chaigneau wines

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

The top red wines of Château Maine Chaigneau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Maine Chaigneau

How Château Maine Chaigneau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, lamb curry with coconut milk or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Maine Chaigneau

In the mouth the red wine of Château Maine Chaigneau. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Maine Chaigneau

  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • 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 Maine Chaigneau

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 Maine Chaigneau.

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 Maine Chaigneau and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Table wine

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