The Château la Dournie of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château la Dournie
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon
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The Château la Dournie is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château la Dournie wines

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

The top red wines of Château la Dournie

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château la Dournie

How Château la Dournie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, homemade italian lasagna or beef colombo bourguignon style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château la Dournie

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château la Dournie

  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.71/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.

The top white wines of Château la Dournie

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château la Dournie

How Château la Dournie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with clams, nanie's diced ham quiche or chicken wrap.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château la Dournie

On the nose the white wine of Château la Dournie. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château la Dournie. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château la Dournie

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château la Dournie.

  • Roussanne
  • Vermentino
  • Viognier
  • Grenache Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Château la Dournie

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château la Dournie

How Château la Dournie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with shrimps, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or preparation of the olives (black olives in brine).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château la Dournie

In the mouth the pink wine of Château la Dournie. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château la Dournie.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)

Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château la Dournie

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Chinian? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château la Dournie.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.