The Château Desclau of Bordeaux Supérieur of Bordeaux

Château Desclau
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 69 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux Supérieur in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Desclau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Desclau wines

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

The top red wines of Château Desclau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Desclau

How Château Desclau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef luc lake, veal paupiettes with mushrooms or my grandmother's rabbit stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Desclau

On the nose the red wine of Château Desclau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of plum, black currant or dark fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Desclau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Desclau

  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.53/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.

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

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 Desclau and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.