The Château Léognan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Léognan wines in Pessac-Léognan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Léognan 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 Léognan wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Léognan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, rack of lamb with herbs or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
Historic cradle of great Bordeaux wines south of the city: Cabernet Sauvignon signature king red with Merlot — deep robe with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco, graphite, smoke and signature mineral 'stone taste' touch, fine tannins and long elegant finish. Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon in racy dry whites (citrus, flowers, honey, wax) among the world's greatest. AOC (1987), Quaternary gravels, 16 Classified Growths (Haut-Brion leading), 10-30 year ageing.
How Château Léognan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, leg of lamb bravado in the oven or duck breast in the oven.
On the nose the red wine of Château Léognan. often reveals types of flavors of oak, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Léognan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
How Château Léognan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of potjevleesch, zucchini quiche or seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou.
On the nose the white wine of Château Léognan. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Léognan. is a powerful.
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
Planning a wine route in the of Pessac-Léognan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Léognan.
Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
