The Château Franc La Rose of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Franc La Rose
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 1562 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Franc La Rose is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Franc La Rose wines

Looking for the best Château Franc La Rose wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Franc La Rose 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 Franc La Rose wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Franc La Rose

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Franc La Rose

How Château Franc La Rose wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Franc La Rose

In the mouth the red wine of Château Franc La Rose. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Franc La Rose

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Franc La Rose.

  • Grenache

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 Château Franc La Rose

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 Château Franc La Rose.

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.

News about Château Franc La Rose and wines from the region

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...

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Bordeaux winemakers protest and seek aid to pull up vines

Bordeaux winemakers launched a large protest earlier this week to renew calls for state help, notably a subsidised scheme to pull up vines, as part of a social plan to help growers. Those marching through the city’s streets sought to highlight a cocktail of financial pressures facing winemakers. While Bordeaux is best-known as the home of major châteaux, there are thousands of winemakers across the region. Bordeaux’s wine bureau, the CIVB, has warned some growers are in ‘great econom ...

The word of the wine: Organoleptic

Elements, such as flavours and tactile sensations, that can stimulate a sensory receptor.