The Château Monestier La Tour of Guyenne of South West

Château Monestier La Tour
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 136 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Guyenne in the region of South West

The Château Monestier La Tour is one of the best wineries to follow in Guyenne.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Guyenne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Monestier La Tour wines

Looking for the best Château Monestier La Tour wines in Guyenne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Monestier La Tour 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 Monestier La Tour wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Monestier La Tour

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Monestier La Tour

How Château Monestier La Tour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon and avocado chirashi, crab matoutou or king's cake with frangipane.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Monestier La Tour

  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.13/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Monestier La Tour.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Guyenne

45 kilometres east of Bordeaux, Blasimon is perched on a hillside overlooking the Gamage, a tributary of the Dordogne. Its hilly sites and its calm make it an ideal place to relax. A Village of medieval origin, its origin reflects the traditional organization of the bastides. The city conceals one of the Romanesque jewels of the Gironde, the Benedictine abbey of the X-XIII th centuries.

Also worth seeing are the medieval mills of Labarthe and Borie, the remains of the feudal Castle of Blasimon, the manor house of Pousse-Bourre, the church of Piis and the ruins of the Bonne Nouvelle chapel. The Cave Coopérative was created in 1935 and brings together winegrowers who have owned properties that have been handed down for several generations. It has a production capacity of 56,000 hectolitres of red wines with the "Bordeaux" appellation and white wines with the "Bordeaux" and "Entre-deux-Mers" appellations. Throughout the year, the Vine is surrounded by intensive care, the culture is always done according to very precise rules.

The top red wines of Château Monestier La Tour

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Monestier La Tour

How Château Monestier La Tour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of lamb skewers, chiche kebab in armenian or stuffed mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Monestier La Tour

On the nose the red wine of Château Monestier La Tour. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Monestier La Tour

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.52/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Monestier La Tour.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château Monestier La Tour

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Monestier La Tour

How Château Monestier La Tour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of carri of shrimps with chillies, radicchio and pancetta rolls or sea sauerkraut with white wine.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Monestier La Tour.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.

The top sweet wines of Château Monestier La Tour

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Monestier La Tour

How Château Monestier La Tour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Monestier La Tour

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.50/5

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Monestier La Tour

Planning a wine route in the of Guyenne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Monestier La Tour.

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Château Monestier La Tour and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chaintré, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.