The Château Barrail-Laussac of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Barrail-Laussac
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Barton & Guestier.
It is ranked in the top 744 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Barrail-Laussac is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Barrail-Laussac wines

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

The top red wines of Château Barrail-Laussac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Barrail-Laussac

How Château Barrail-Laussac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, veal grenadin with balsamic vinegar and honey or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Barrail-Laussac

On the nose the red wine of Château Barrail-Laussac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, cheese or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Barrail-Laussac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Barrail-Laussac

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Barrail-Laussac.

  • 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: 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 Barrail-Laussac and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: first impressions

There’s no doubt that 2021 was a challenging vintage. Most explanatory statements or technical sheets handed out over the past few weeks have mentioned the unfavourable, oft disastrous weather conditions, the sometimes very low and disheartening yields and the slightly varied or unusual blends on offer in 2021. Difficulties faced by vignerons both inside and outside of the cellar have been explained in detail as has the raft of highly important decisions needed be made throughout the year, ...

Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...

Penfolds doubles production capacity in France following Château Lanessan acquisition

The deal includes 390ha of land in the Haut-Médoc appellation, of which 80ha is currently planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, along with the winery. It will allow TWE’s flagship brand, Penfolds, to increase its focus on creating blends featuring grapes from Bordeaux and Barossa. Earlier this year, chief winemaker Peter Gago unveiled Penfolds II, a Cabernet-Shiraz-Merlot blend created in partnership with Dourthe Bordeaux. The wine featured 71% grapes grown in Bordeaux and 29 ...

The word of the wine: ODG

Organisation for the defence and management of wine, set up following the reform of the "syndicats de crus". The ODG is the collective organisation responsible for the defence and management of a product under an official sign of identification and quality and between wine appellations.

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