The Château Montplaisir is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Montplaisir wines in Bergerac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Montplaisir 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 Montplaisir wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Montplaisir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, turkey stuffed with chestnuts or mixed paella valenciana.
The wine region of Bergerac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Tour des Gendres or the Vignoble des Verdots produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of non oak, yeast or black currant and sometimes also flavors of mint, pineapple or cream.
In the mouth of Bergerac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 518 estates and châteaux in the of Bergerac, producing 1004 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bergerac go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.
How Château Montplaisir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of irish tartiflette, shrimp, coconut and ginger soup or yoghurt cake.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Planning a wine route in the of Bergerac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Montplaisir.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
