The Château l'Ancestral of Lalande-de-Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château l'Ancestral - Lalande-de-Pomerol
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 152 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lalande-de-Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château l'Ancestral is one of the best wineries to follow in Lalande-de-Pomerol.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Lalande-de-Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château l'Ancestral wines

Looking for the best Château l'Ancestral wines in Lalande-de-Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château l'Ancestral 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 l'Ancestral wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château l'Ancestral

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château l'Ancestral

How Château l'Ancestral wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or confit sausages.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château l'Ancestral

On the nose the red wine of Château l'Ancestral. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château l'Ancestral. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château l'Ancestral

  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château l'Ancestral.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol

The wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fleur de Boüard or the Château La Faurie Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lalande-de-Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lalande-de-Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of earth, eucalyptus or coconut and sometimes also flavors of lavender, citrus or black licorice.

In the mouth of Lalande-de-Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 386 estates and châteaux in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol, producing 591 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lalande-de-Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Muscat d'Alexandrie

Muscat of Alexandria is known under several dozen other names. From Zibibbu di Sicilia to Roman Muscat to Acherfield's early Muscat. Its rich repertoire of appellations comes from its popularity, as consumers prefer it to all other white grapes. More than 55,000 hectares of vineyards are planted with this grape throughout the world, and the Pyrenees Orientales is the best place to find it in France. Preferring long pruning, this grape variety displays excellent vigor. Its productivity is equally enviable, yielding up to 4 kilos per vine.Muscat d'Alexandrie is drought-resistant and promises very sweet, juicy and firm berries protected by a thin skin. The fruits are medium in size and gather in compact, narrow and long clusters of medium span. The musky flavour makes for very good natural sweet wines.

News about Château l'Ancestral and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

DO Penedès announces the first “Vi de Mas” wines

In November of 2021, Spain’s DO Penedès announced a massive overhaul of their bylaws with many changes aimed at re-orienting the region via a “10-year plan”. One of the key aspects was a new classification system for the estates of the region called, “Vi de Mas”, the first five of which have just been certified. While most wine regions looking to implement a system use the so-called “Burgundian Pyramid” as a structure, Penedès took a different approach that merged some of the Burgundian sy ...

Ten years on: Chinese wine’s breakthrough moment at DWWA

The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

The word of the wine: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.