The Winery Philippe Faure of Libournais of Bordeaux

Winery Philippe Faure
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1213 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Philippe Faure is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Philippe Faure wines

Looking for the best Winery Philippe Faure wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Philippe Faure 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 Winery Philippe Faure wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Philippe Faure

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Philippe Faure

How Winery Philippe Faure wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or duck breast with foie gras sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Philippe Faure

On the nose the red wine of Winery Philippe Faure. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Philippe Faure. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Philippe Faure

  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Philippe Faure.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Philippe Faure

Planning a wine route in the of Libournais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Philippe Faure.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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The word of the wine: AOC

Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.