The Château des Eyssards of Guyenne of South West

Château des Eyssards
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 77 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Guyenne in the region of South West
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The Château des Eyssards is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Guyenne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château des Eyssards wines

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

The top white wines of Château des Eyssards

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château des Eyssards

How Château des Eyssards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of risotto of the sea, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château des Eyssards

On the nose the white wine of Château des Eyssards. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of green apple, lemon or grass. In the mouth the white wine of Château des Eyssards. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château des Eyssards

  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.67/5

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

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscadelle
  • Savagnin
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Guyenne

45 kilometres east of Bordeaux, Blasimon is perched on a hillside overlooking the Gamage, a tributary of the Dordogne. Its hilly sites and its calm make it an ideal place to relax. A Village of medieval origin, its origin reflects the traditional organization of the bastides. The city conceals one of the Romanesque jewels of the Gironde, the Benedictine abbey of the X-XIII th centuries.

Also worth seeing are the medieval mills of Labarthe and Borie, the remains of the feudal Castle of Blasimon, the manor house of Pousse-Bourre, the church of Piis and the ruins of the Bonne Nouvelle chapel. The Cave Coopérative was created in 1935 and brings together winegrowers who have owned properties that have been handed down for several generations. It has a production capacity of 56,000 hectolitres of red wines with the "Bordeaux" appellation and white wines with the "Bordeaux" and "Entre-deux-Mers" appellations. Throughout the year, the Vine is surrounded by intensive care, the culture is always done according to very precise rules.

The top pink wines of Château des Eyssards

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château des Eyssards

How Château des Eyssards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, irish stew or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top red wines of Château des Eyssards

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château des Eyssards

How Château des Eyssards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, chicken in red wine or oven roasted rabbit with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château des Eyssards

On the nose the red wine of Château des Eyssards. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, oaky or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château des Eyssards

  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.49/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)

A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.

The top sweet wines of Château des Eyssards

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château des Eyssards

How Château des Eyssards wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of pasta with tuna and tomato, giant paella cooked on a wood fire or very simple muffins.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château des Eyssards

On the nose the sweet wine of Château des Eyssards. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château des Eyssards

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château des Eyssards.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

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