The Château Prieuré-Lichine of Margaux of Bordeaux

Château Prieuré-Lichine - Bordeaux Le Blanc
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Margaux in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Prieuré-Lichine is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Margaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Prieuré-Lichine wines

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

The top white wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Prieuré-Lichine

How Château Prieuré-Lichine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of stuffed pumpkin, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or fricadella.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine

On the nose the white wine of Château Prieuré-Lichine. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or pear. In the mouth the white wine of Château Prieuré-Lichine. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Margaux

The wine region of Margaux is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Margaux or the Château Palmer produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Margaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Margaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, bitter almond or pencil shavings and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, pencil lead or acacia.

In the mouth of Margaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 241 estates and châteaux in the of Margaux, producing 408 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Margaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Prieuré-Lichine

How Château Prieuré-Lichine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue) or conejo al ajillo (spain).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine

On the nose the red wine of Château Prieuré-Lichine. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cranberry or red currant and sometimes also flavors of red plum, stone or salt. In the mouth the red wine of Château Prieuré-Lichine. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine

  • 1985With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1976With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Prieuré-Lichine.

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Prieuré-Lichine

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

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.

News about Château Prieuré-Lichine and wines from the region

Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘I’ve formed a bond with Grillo and flirted with Verdicchio’

I’d like to say we took advantage of the lockdown and its related commotion to do a stock-take, explore new avenues, turn over intriguing stones, widen and deepen our drinking, taking careful notes as we went. Sadly, no. I won’t say we got stuck in a rut, but we did tend to stick with comfort wines – and “comfort”, in our case, means familiar. Regular readers of this quarterly column can probably guess the labels on the resulting empties. We have a wider range of comfort foods, I’m afraid, than ...

Chinese customs seize over 1,100 bottles of fine wine from Hong Kong

According to China’s General Administration of Customs, the seized goods consisted of more than 1,000 bottles of Penfolds from Australia and over 100 bottles of top-end Bordeaux wine, including first growth labels such as Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Margaux. The Chinese customs authorities discovered the cases of illegally imported bottles by checking the amount of wine declared on the offending company’s documents against the actual number of items being transported. The smuggled good ...

The word of the wine: Tannic

Said of an astringent wine rich in tannins.

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