The Winery Louis Payen of Libournais of Bordeaux

Winery Louis Payen
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 3212 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Louis Payen is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Louis Payen wines

Looking for the best Winery Louis Payen wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Louis Payen 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 Louis Payen wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Louis Payen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Louis Payen

How Winery Louis Payen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of basque piperade, tuna flan with leek coulis or lobster armorican style.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Louis Payen.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Bordeaux right bank around Libourne, the world cradle of great Merlots. Velvety, opulent reds with signature notes of ripe plum, black cherry, truffle, cocoa, leather and sweet spices, round tannins and a fleshy palate - age-worthy wines. Dominant Merlot (70-80%) thrives on cold clay-limestone, complemented by Cabernet Franc (Bouchet) with raspberry and bell-pepper notes. Stars: Saint-Émilion (UNESCO), Pomerol (Pétrus), Fronsac.

The top red wines of Winery Louis Payen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Louis Payen

How Winery Louis Payen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices, turkey stuffed with chestnuts or ham croquette with purée.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Louis Payen

  • 1992With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Louis Payen.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.