The Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac of Médoc of Bordeaux

Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 616 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac 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 Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac 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 Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac

How Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, lamb curry with coconut milk or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac

  • 2012With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Chevalier d'Istrac.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • 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: 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.