Château Lafont Menaut - Pessac-Léognan Blanc

Château Lafont MenautPessac-Léognan Blanc

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Lafont Menaut is a white wine from the region of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with earth taste

honey

Wine with vegetal taste

gooseberry

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Lafont Menaut in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.

Details and technical informations about Château Lafont Menaut's Pessac-Léognan Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Négret pounjut

An ancient grape variety endemic to the Fronton region in the Haute Garonne that could also be found in La Ville Dieu du Temple in the Lot et Garonne. Today, it is not very present in the vineyard and is on the verge of extinction. It is, however, registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A. It should not be confused with Négret de Banhars, Négret Castrais or Négret de la Canourgue, and it should be noted that it is related to Prunelard. Négret pounjut is completely unknown in other wine-producing countries.

Last vintages of this wine

Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2011
In the top 100 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan Blanc from Château Lafont Menaut are 2008, 2005, 2017, 2009 and 2015.

Informations about the Château Lafont Menaut

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Vignoble Famille Perrin.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Lafont Menaut is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 25000 of of France wines
In the top 200 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
In the top 25000 of white wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

News related to this wine

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). 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 out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

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-Solutré-Pouilly, 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/Bour ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

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-Burgy, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

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