The Château La Gorce of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château La Gorce
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 534 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Gorce is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Château La Gorce is located at the northern end of the Médoc, just a few kilometers south of the city of Bordeaux, where one of the most famous and prestigious French vineyards is found. This wine estate comprises 80 hectares of vineyards, of which 73 are dedicated to the production of AOC Médoc, as well as AOC Haut-Médoc and AOC Listrac-Médoc. The soils of this estate are primarily composed of gravel, sand and limestone, which offer ideal conditions for producing the finest wines. The Château La Gorce, dating back to 1771, is surrounded by small rocky hills and bathed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Centuries-old mulberry trees are planted throughout the property, providing a beautiful landscape, and the charm of historical buildings adds to its beauty and intimate character. The cellar master and manager of this business is Jean-Jacques Carles, who heads the family that has managed the estate for several generations. The vines of the Château La Gorce are the result of traditional and modern cultivation methods, and are formed on the most recent techniques. The Château La Gorce produces rich, complex and typically Médoc red wines, which display a significant concentration of tannins and are balanced by excellent maturity. Among its specialties are the Classic Médoc and the Classic Haut-Médoc, both of which are made from Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The estate's white wines, on the other hand, are made from Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle and are very fruity and balanced. The Château La Gorce is certified in Organic Agriculture and is recognized for the quality of its wines. To overcome all the uncertainties that accompany wine production, the Château works according to a process that combines consistency and rigor to produce wines of exceptional quality, which are the fruit of ancient know-how.

Top Château La Gorce wines

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

The top red wines of Château La Gorce

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Gorce

How Château La Gorce wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef stew express, lamb collar with mustard or pasta carbonara almost like the real thing.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Gorce

On the nose the red wine of Château La Gorce. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of apples, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Gorce. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Gorce

  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

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: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

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