The Château Dalem of Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Dalem - Château de La Huste Fronsac
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Dalem is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Dalem wines

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

The top red wines of Château Dalem

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Dalem

How Château Dalem wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, lamb tagine with honey and onions or wild boar stew marinated in red wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Dalem

On the nose the red wine of Château Dalem. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of cigar, baking spice or bay leaf. In the mouth the red wine of Château Dalem. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Dalem

  • 1990With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.

In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Dalem

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

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.

News about Château Dalem and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know

When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...

‘Exceptional’ Lafleur 2021 released en primeur

Château Lafleur 2021 was released in the Bordeaux en primeur campaign this morning (27 May) at the equivalent of £6,508 (12x75cl in bond), according to Liv-ex. This sought-after Pomerol label, produced from a vineyard of just 4.5 hectares, is often sold in smaller quantities and sometimes only on allocation. UK merchant Justerini & Brooks was offering three-bottle cases of Lafleur 2021 for £1,627 in bond at the time of writing. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle gave Lafleur 2021 97 points, naming it ...

The word of the wine: Bright

Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.