The Château Hountic of Moulis-en-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Hountic
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 72 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Moulis-en-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Hountic is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Moulis-en-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Hountic wines

Looking for the best Château Hountic wines in Moulis-en-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Hountic 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 Hountic wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Hountic

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Hountic

How Château Hountic wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras confit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Hountic

  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Moulis-en-Médoc

The wine region of Moulis-en-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Branas Grand Poujeaux or the Château Chasse-Spleen produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Moulis-en-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Moulis-en-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of cherry, fig or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oil, banana or walnut.

In the mouth of Moulis-en-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Moulis-en-Médoc, producing 117 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Moulis-en-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Hountic

Planning a wine route in the of Moulis-en-Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Hountic.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Château Hountic and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Mâcon

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on Mâcon wines! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​ Find ...

At the heart of the Mâcon terroir

In line with our previous videos « The Climats of Chablis seen from the sky » and « The vineyards of Bourgogne, seen from the sky » », the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the Union des Producteurs de Vins de Mâcon offer you a new stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. Established in 1937, this Régionale appellation is divided into three levels: – The first level is known as white, red or rosé Mâcon. The grapes used can come from all around the Mâconnais. – The second level is name ...

The word of the wine: Performance

Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).