The Château Donissan of Listrac-Médoc of Bordeaux | Winedexer

Château Donissan
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 39 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Listrac-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Donissan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Listrac-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Donissan wines

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

The top red wines of Château Donissan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Donissan

How Château Donissan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, lamb and coconut curry, african style or duck breast with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Donissan

On the nose the red wine of Château Donissan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruits or cassis. In the mouth the red wine of Château Donissan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Donissan

  • 1998With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Listrac-Médoc

Communal AOC of the Médoc (peninsula, Quaternary gravel ridges): Cabernet Sauvignon (power, structure) with Merlot (fruit, roundness), Petit Verdot (spices, colour) and Cabernet Franc (finesse) — structured profile of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), spicy and oaky notes, structured tannins and long ageing. Pyrenean-Massif Central erosion gravels on Landes sands, draining limestone and clays.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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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