The Château Haut Bessac is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Haut Bessac wines in Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Haut Bessac 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 Haut Bessac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Haut Bessac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, magic cake cheese quiche or milanese escalope (italy).
On the nose the white wine of Château Haut Bessac. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, green apple or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Haut Bessac. is a powerful.
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.
The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites that challenge the best of Burgundy (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the Sweet, botrytised nectars of Sauternes. Although Bordeaux is most famous for its wines produced in specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and Crémant de Bordeaux.
The Bordeaux Red appellation represents more than a third of the total production. The official Bordeaux wine region extends 130 kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast. 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2018, a figure that has remained largely constant over the previous decade. However, the number of winegrowers has consolidated; in 2018 there were around 6,000, compared to 9,000 a decade earlier.
How Château Haut Bessac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, lamb tagine with honey and onions or rabbit in sauce.
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
How Château Haut Bessac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, veal paupiettes à la bourguignonne or duck parmentier with ceps.
On the nose the red wine of Château Haut Bessac. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, citrus or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Haut Bessac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This term can have several meanings, but generally refers to a wine that is several years old and has been aged in the bottle after having been in the barrel.
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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.
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This term can have several meanings, but generally refers to a wine that is several years old and has been aged in the bottle after having been in the barrel.
