The Château l'Isle Fort of Bordeaux Supérieur of Bordeaux

Château l'Isle Fort - Bordeaux Supérieur
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Château L'Isle Fort.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux Supérieur in the region of Bordeaux

The Château l'Isle Fort is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château l'Isle Fort wines

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

The top red wines of Château l'Isle Fort

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château l'Isle Fort

How Château l'Isle Fort wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), beef tournedos with boursin or prime rib with chervil butter.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château l'Isle Fort

On the nose the red wine of Château l'Isle Fort. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cassis or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château l'Isle Fort. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château l'Isle Fort

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.

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Planning a wine route in the of Bordeaux Supérieur? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château l'Isle Fort.

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 l'Isle Fort and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Rimage

"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).

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