Château Pontac Monplaisir - Pessac-Léognan Blanc

Château Pontac MonplaisirPessac-Léognan Blanc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Pontac Monplaisir is a white wine from the region of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Pontac Monplaisir in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or tropical fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château Pontac Monplaisir's Pessac-Léognan Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Négrette

Négrette noir 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 grapes of small to medium size. Négrette noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2011
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 311100
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2009
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan Blanc from Château Pontac Monplaisir are 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2011.

Informations about the Château Pontac Monplaisir

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Pontac Monplaisir is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 70000 of of France wines
In the top 250 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
In the top 70000 of white wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.

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