The Château Hostens-Picant of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux of Bordeaux

Château Hostens-Picant - Château de Grangeneuve Hill Top Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Hostens-Picant is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Hostens-Picant wines

Looking for the best Château Hostens-Picant wines in Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Hostens-Picant 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 Hostens-Picant wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Hostens-Picant

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Hostens-Picant

How Château Hostens-Picant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, duck breast with black figs or aiguillettes of duck with paprika and pan-fried ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Hostens-Picant

On the nose the red wine of Château Hostens-Picant. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, coffee or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, leather or plum. In the mouth the red wine of Château Hostens-Picant. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Hostens-Picant

  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.78/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Hostens-Picant.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux

The wine region of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Martet or the Château Hostens-Picant produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of tobacco, tropical fruit or lime and sometimes also flavors of apricot, pear or stone.

In the mouth of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 36 estates and châteaux in the of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, producing 69 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry.

The top white wines of Château Hostens-Picant

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Hostens-Picant

How Château Hostens-Picant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of cantonese rice, zucchini quiche or gratin of coquillettes with ham.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Hostens-Picant

On the nose the white wine of Château Hostens-Picant. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, non oak or acacia and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Château Hostens-Picant. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Hostens-Picant

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Hostens-Picant.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

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.

The top pink wines of Château Hostens-Picant

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Hostens-Picant

How Château Hostens-Picant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef stew, pizza queen with merguez or the secrets of croque-monsieur.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Hostens-Picant.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Hostens-Picant

Planning a wine route in the of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Hostens-Picant.

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.

News about Château Hostens-Picant and wines from the region

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Bordeaux 2021 en primeur campaign delivered ‘predictable chaos’ and ‘pitiful revenues’

Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales decreased significantly compared to the previous year, with volume and value sales down by as much as 60% in a few cases. In some instances, sales of usually bankable wines crashed to almost zero, according to the merchants that Liv-Ex polled. ‘Yet again, many buyers and collectors have had to ask what purpose the time-consuming event serves when it delivers such pitiful revenue, and who precisely it is for when it offers little compelling value,’ said Liv- ...

Treasury Wine Estates buys Yarra Valley vineyard from Accolade

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The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

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