The Château Le Menaudat of Blaye of Bordeaux

Château Le Menaudat
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
This estate is part of the Taillan Group.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Blaye in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Le Menaudat is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Le Menaudat wines

Looking for the best Château Le Menaudat wines in Blaye among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Le Menaudat 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 Le Menaudat wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Le Menaudat

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Le Menaudat

How Château Le Menaudat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, cutlets with portuguese sauce or duck with orange and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Le Menaudat

In the mouth the red wine of Château Le Menaudat. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Le Menaudat

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Le Menaudat.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Blaye

Blaye is a historic town located on the eastern bank of the Gironde estuary, 32 km North of Bordeaux. Its vineyards produce red, white and rosé wines under various appellations. The three most important appellations used for the district's wines are "Blaye" (exclusively for red wines) and "Côtes de Bordeaux Blaye" (red and white) and the regional appellation "Bordeaux" (red, white and rosé). There is also the little-used title of "Côtes de Blaye", which is exclusively for white wines.

The landscape around Blaye is visibly different - higher and more hilly - than that just across the Gironde on the flat Médoc peninsula, and the Blaye area provides a picturesque element to the Bordeaux landscape. Although Blaye has been producing wine for much Longer than the more prestigious villages on the estuary, it was long ago a victim of Harsh commercial reality. The area's particular position on the Gironde estuary leads to its banks becoming heavily silted up, making access difficult for commercial vessels. The glory of Bordeaux as a whole rose and fell on the health of its exports, which were subject to geographical and political factors.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Le Menaudat

Planning a wine route in the of Blaye? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Le Menaudat.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Le Menaudat and wines from the region

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