The Château Massereau of Barsac of Bordeaux

Château Massereau - Barsac
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Barsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Massereau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Barsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Massereau wines

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

The top sweet wines of Château Massereau

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Massereau

How Château Massereau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or cobb salad (american recipe).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Massereau

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Massereau. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or earl grey tea. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Massereau. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Massereau

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Massereau.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscadelle

Discovering the wine region of Barsac

The wine region of Barsac is located in the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Climens or the Château Nairac produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barsac are Muscadelle, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barsac often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, brown sugar or papaya and sometimes also flavors of toasted almonds, guava or jasmine.

In the mouth of Barsac is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness. We currently count 27 estates and châteaux in the of Barsac, producing 33 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

The top pink wines of Château Massereau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Massereau

How Château Massereau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or rabbit with marengo sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Massereau

On the nose the pink wine of Château Massereau. often reveals types of flavors of cranberry, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Massereau

  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top red wines of Château Massereau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Massereau

How Château Massereau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of american style beef marinade, chicken in sauce or rabbit with cider and prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Massereau

On the nose the red wine of Château Massereau. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, dark chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, microbio or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Massereau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Massereau

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.91/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)

It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Massereau

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

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 Massereau and wines from the region

Courvoisier Mizunara: the launch of a collaborative Cognac

Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...

Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated

Police ordered the evacuation of more local residents in the Landiras area yesterday (Monday 18 July), with Liber Pater’s vineyard in Graves also evacuated as firefighters continued to try to contain a large forest fire that has been burning for the past week. A ‘fog’ of fire smoke behind Liber Pater vines on Tuesday morning (19 July), said owner Loïc Pasquet, who was briefly able to return to the site. Smoke hasn’t been a problem so far, he said. Credit: Loïc Pasquet. ‘The pol ...

Château Climens gets new majority owner after stake sale

Château Climens owner Lurton has sold a majority stake in the prestigious, Barsac-based estate to Jean-Hubert Moitry and his family, via the family’s Patrimonia Développement group, it was announced this week. It marks the Moitry family’s first investment in the wine sector, and represents a major deal in the Bordeaux wine world. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Nicknamed ‘Lord of Barsac’, Climens is one of the Premier Grand Cru Classé estates of Sauternes and Barsac listed in Bordeaux ...

The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)

It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.

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