The Château Castenet of Bordeaux

Château Castenet
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 9580 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux
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The Château Castenet is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Castenet wines

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

The top red wines of Château Castenet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Castenet

How Château Castenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of flemish beer stew, pork cheeks with cider and honey or auvergne potée.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Castenet

On the nose the red wine of Château Castenet. often reveals types of flavors of spices, oaky or pepper and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Castenet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Castenet

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.

The top white wines of Château Castenet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Castenet

How Château Castenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of kale soup, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or roast chicken and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Castenet

On the nose the white wine of Château Castenet. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, green apple or lime and sometimes also flavors of lemon, grass or elderflower. In the mouth the white wine of Château Castenet. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Castenet

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

The top pink wines of Château Castenet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Castenet

How Château Castenet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), lamb tagine with olives and honey or garbure with duck confit.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Bracket

Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.

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Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.