The Chateau Plantey de Lieujean of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Chateau Plantey de Lieujean
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 327 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Chateau Plantey de Lieujean is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau Plantey de Lieujean wines

Looking for the best Chateau Plantey de Lieujean wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau Plantey de Lieujean 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 Chateau Plantey de Lieujean wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Chateau Plantey de Lieujean

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau Plantey de Lieujean

How Chateau Plantey de Lieujean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lamb skewers, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or potjevlesch (northern france).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau Plantey de Lieujean

On the nose the red wine of Chateau Plantey de Lieujean. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, chocolate or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Chateau Plantey de Lieujean. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau Plantey de Lieujean

  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.

In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau Plantey de Lieujean

Planning a wine route in the of Haut-Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau Plantey de Lieujean.

Discover the grape variety: Sweet Sapphire

Intra-specific cross between Beitamouni and C22-121 obtained in 2004 by David Cain at the I.F.G. of Bakersfield in California (United States). Its cultivation started in 2007. It is already known in the United States, Brazil, Australia, South Africa ... almost unknown in France. It should be noted that this variety is very much in demand in China, where it represents an important market.

News about Chateau Plantey de Lieujean and wines from the region

Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Penfolds doubles production capacity in France following Château Lanessan acquisition

The deal includes 390ha of land in the Haut-Médoc appellation, of which 80ha is currently planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, along with the winery. It will allow TWE’s flagship brand, Penfolds, to increase its focus on creating blends featuring grapes from Bordeaux and Barossa. Earlier this year, chief winemaker Peter Gago unveiled Penfolds II, a Cabernet-Shiraz-Merlot blend created in partnership with Dourthe Bordeaux. The wine featured 71% grapes grown in Bordeaux and 29 ...

The word of the wine: Open

Said of a wine with a full and expressive nose, generally at its peak.