The Château des Deux Lions is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Entre-deux-Mers to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château des Deux Lions wines in Entre-deux-Mers among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château des Deux Lions 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 Deux Lions wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château des Deux Lions wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, beef mironton or rabbit italian style.
Fresh, aromatic dry whites between the Dordogne and Garonne, the accessible face of Bordeaux. Sauvignon Blanc leads with signature notes of grapefruit, boxwood, white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate. Sémillon adds roundness and white peach, Muscadelle musky-floral, Sauvignon Gris ampleness. Complementary Merlot reds (cherry, ripe plum, supple tannins).
Regional AOC on clay-limestone hillsides, ~1,804 ha. Ideal with oysters and seafood.
How Château des Deux Lions wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of carri of shrimps with chillies, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or roast turkey in the oven.
Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.
How Château des Deux Lions wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
An antiseptic and antioxidant substance known since antiquity, probably already used by the Romans. But it was only in modern times that its use was rediscovered. It will allow a better conservation of the wine and thus favour its export. Sulphur also gave the 18th century winegrower the possibility of extending the maceration period without fearing that the wine would turn sour and thus go from dark rosé wines to the red wines of today. Excessive sulphur, on the other hand, kills happiness, paralysing the aromas and causing headaches.
How Château des Deux Lions wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of rice with tuna and tomato, my chef's pot or the coughing cat's apple crumble.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château des Deux Lions. often reveals types of flavors of peach, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
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.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
