The Château Montviel of Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Montviel - Domaine de Montviel Lalande-de-Pomerol
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Péré-Vergé.
It is ranked in the top 52 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Montviel is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Montviel wines

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

The top red wines of Château Montviel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Montviel

How Château Montviel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), tajine of mutton or casserons in the country style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Montviel

On the nose the red wine of Château Montviel. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or caramel and sometimes also flavors of prune, cheese or dark fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Montviel. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Montviel

  • 1996With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Pomerol

The wine region of Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pétrus or the Domaine Le Pin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of cherry, flint or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of salt, dried fig or nutty.

In the mouth of Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 336 estates and châteaux in the of Pomerol, producing 444 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Château Montviel and wines from the region

Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation

‘Climatic conditions’ and the requests of a ‘certain number of winegrowers’ were cited as the reasons for Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol appellation, to ask regulatory body Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) to temporarily reverse the long-standing ban on irrigation. The favourable news was shared via emails seen by Decanter, with an accompanying letter from the INAO dated July 20, 2022. The letter, translated from French, states that after ...

Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe

Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...

St-Emilion council defends classification after Angélus withdrawal

Château Angélus’ announcement that it is withdrawing from the process to create the 2022 St-Emilion Classification has sent shockwaves through the region and raised questions about the ranking’s future form.  With Châteaux Ausone and Cheval Blanc having announced their withdrawal last year, three of the top-ranking ‘Premier Grand Cru Classé A’ estates from the last edition of the St-Emilion Classification in 2012 will not be candidates for the revised ranking, due this ye ...

The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.

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