The Château Lieujean of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Lieujean - Cuvée Lancelot Haut-Médoc
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Antoine Moueix.
It is ranked in the top 146 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Lieujean is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lieujean wines

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

The top red wines of Château Lieujean

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lieujean

How Château Lieujean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits or aiguillette of duck normandy style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lieujean

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lieujean

  • 1992With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.

In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château Lieujean

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lieujean

How Château Lieujean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of country-style snow peas, nanie's diced ham quiche or quick cider chicken.

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

  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Château Lieujean

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Lieujean

How Château Lieujean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, rolled lamb shoulder with herbs or rabbit with cream sauce anne's way.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Tastevin

Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lieujean

Planning a wine route in the of Haut-Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lieujean.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Lieujean and wines from the region

Château Peyrabon in Bordeaux gets new owner

BCAP, a group controlled by the Castéja family, has agreed to acquire Château Peyrabon and Château La Fleur Peyrabon from Millésima, a subsidiary of the Bernard family, a joint-statement by both families said. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Peyrabon, in Haut-Médoc, was ranked as a ‘Supérieur’ estate in the Cru Bourgeois 2020 classification, which saw the ranking return to a three-tier system. ‘Supérieur’ is above standard Cru Bourgeois level but below ‘Exceptionnel’. Millésima and the Bern ...

Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Tastevin

Metal cup, wide and of low height, being used to mirror and taste the wine. Still used in wine brotherhoods for its emblematic and folkloric character, the tastevin has been replaced by the various tasting glasses.