The Château Gazin Rocquencourt of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux

Château Gazin Rocquencourt - Pessac-Léognan
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Malartic.
It is ranked in the top 76 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Gazin Rocquencourt is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Gazin Rocquencourt wines

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

The top red wines of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

How Château Gazin Rocquencourt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef kidney, blanquette of lamb or wild boar stew provencal style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

On the nose the red wine of Château Gazin Rocquencourt. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cassis and sometimes also flavors of prune, cheese or dark fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Gazin Rocquencourt. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

How Château Gazin Rocquencourt wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of potato and tuna gratin, blanquette of monkfish and scallops or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

On the nose the white wine of Château Gazin Rocquencourt. often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Gazin Rocquencourt

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Gazin Rocquencourt

Planning a wine route in the of Pessac-Léognan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Gazin Rocquencourt.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Gazin Rocquencourt and wines from the region

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

Group of Bordeaux vignerons launches Pirate wine union

The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...

Bordeaux château to ‘simulate’ 2050 vintage climate

Château La Tour Carnet said it will expose an experimental vineyard to artificially higher temperatures to replicate some of the conditions the Bordeaux 2050 vintage may face due to climate change. It’s part of the ‘Oracle’ project at the fourth growth estate, which is among those in Bordeaux seeking to understand how well classic grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can adapt to climate change. At La Tour Carnet, warming cables more commonly used in aeroplanes will be employed thi ...

The word of the wine: Sweet (flavor)

The flavour provided by the residual sugars naturally present in the wine as well as by certain alcohols. This sensation can range from a simple impression of smoothness to a clear sweetness. We speak of roundness, fatness and mellowness.

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