The Château Penin of Bordeaux

Château Penin
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 638 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux
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Located in the famous wine region of Bordeaux, France, the Château Penin winery is a wonder for lovers of good wine. This historic estate is a true postcard of the French countryside with its peaceful vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see, its charming old stones, and its delicious range of wines. Château Penin is a family-run estate covering about 40 hectares of vineyards. From the beginning, the Carteyron family has been dedicated to the cultivation of the vine and the production of exceptionally high-quality wines, respecting both nature and viticultural traditions. The grape varieties used are typical of the Bordeaux designation, with a majority of Merlot, supplemented by Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. The beauty of Château Penin lies first in its terroir. The vines are planted on soils ranging from round gravels to clay, allowing for a diversity of wines produced. Modern growing techniques combined with traditional expertise make it possible to make the most of each plot and each vintage. The Château Penin cellar is a blend of tradition and modernity. Stainless steel tanks rub shoulders with more traditional French oak barrels, allowing for the extraction of all the distinctive aromas and flavors of the grapes. A visit to the cellar offers a fascinating insight into the winemaking process. The Château Penin winery is renowned for producing fruity, gourmet, and accessible wines, representative of the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation. They are recognized for their silky finish, their aromatic palette, and their ability to age well. The Château also produces an excellent clairet, a full-bodied rosé wine, and a dry white, both highly appreciated.

Top Château Penin wines

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

The top red wines of Château Penin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Penin

How Château Penin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, veal cutlets parmigiana or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Penin

On the nose the red wine of Château Penin. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, vanilla or plum. In the mouth the red wine of Château Penin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Penin

  • 2004With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.77/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites that challenge the best of Burgundy (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the Sweet, botrytised nectars of Sauternes. Although Bordeaux is most famous for its wines produced in specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and Crémant de Bordeaux.

The Bordeaux Red appellation represents more than a third of the total production. The official Bordeaux wine region extends 130 kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast. 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2018, a figure that has remained largely constant over the previous decade. However, the number of winegrowers has consolidated; in 2018 there were around 6,000, compared to 9,000 a decade earlier.

The top white wines of Château Penin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Penin

How Château Penin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of croque madame, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or oven roasted chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Penin

On the nose the white wine of Château Penin. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, vanilla or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Penin. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Penin

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Penin.

  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top pink wines of Château Penin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Penin

How Château Penin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), auvergne potée or lamb roast with lavender.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Penin

On the nose the pink wine of Château Penin. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Penin

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Penin.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Friendly

Said of a wine whose aspects are pleasant and not too marked.

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

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