The Château l'Estran of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château l'Estran
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 383 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

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

Top Château l'Estran wines

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

The top red wines of Château l'Estran

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

How Château l'Estran wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or rabbit with mustard in a casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château l'Estran

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

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

  • 2010With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.30/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

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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.