The Château Puyfromage of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Puyfromage - Albert Signature Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1280 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Puyfromage is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Puyfromage wines

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

The top red wines of Château Puyfromage

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Puyfromage

How Château Puyfromage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, express veal stew in a pressure cooker or rabbit with mustard, thyme and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Puyfromage

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Puyfromage

  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

The top pink wines of Château Puyfromage

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Puyfromage

How Château Puyfromage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, lamb tagine with dried fruits or ham with leek fondue.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top white wines of Château Puyfromage

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Puyfromage

How Château Puyfromage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots, carri of shrimps with chillies or chocolate mug cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Puyfromage

On the nose the white wine of Château Puyfromage. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Puyfromage

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Puyfromage.

  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Gravelle

Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Puyfromage

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

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 Puyfromage and wines from the region

Major Champagne merger for Nicolas Feuillatte to go ahead

Nearly 9% of Champagne’s vineyard area will be covered by the merger between Centre Vinicole – Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte and the Coopérative Régionale des Vins de Champagne (CRVC), which includes the Champagne Castelnau label. A deal was delayed earlier in 2021, but the merger has now been approved by the two companies’ extraordinary general assemblies. It is expected to be effective from 31 December. Together, the two groups will create a new cooperative, ‘Terroirs et Vigne ...

Bordeaux 2021 en primeur set for lower demand

More than 71% of international merchants said they anticipated less demand for Bordeaux 2021 en primeur wines, in volume terms, versus the 2020 vintage released last year, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Barrel sample tastings at the end of April indicated that several châteaux have still made very good wines in the 2021 vintage and that there is plenty to enjoy if you know where to look, despite myriad weather-related challenges in the growing season. Yet more than half of Liv- ...

Claude Taittinger: Obituary

Claude took over Champagne Taittinger, which was founded by his father Pierre Taittinger in 1932, in 1960 following the death of his brother, François. He served first as managing director and then president of the company until 2005. During his tenure, he grew Champagne Taittinger from a niche label into a brand with international scale. Moreover, as one of the pioneers of the broader Champagne category’s international success during the 20th century, Claude has been credited with taking France ...

The word of the wine: Gravelle

Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.