The Château Recougne of Bordeaux Supérieur of Bordeaux

Château Recougne
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 82 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux Supérieur in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Recougne is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Recougne wines

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

The top white wines of Château Recougne

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Recougne

How Château Recougne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of blue cord, ham and comté quiche or quick coconut milk chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Recougne

On the nose the white wine of Château Recougne. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, earth or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Recougne. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Recougne

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château Recougne

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Recougne

How Château Recougne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or rabbit with cider and apples.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

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 red wines of Château Recougne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Recougne

How Château Recougne 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, osso buco with mushrooms or cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Recougne

On the nose the red wine of Château Recougne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, microbio or red plum and sometimes also flavors of red currant, mint or cinnamon. In the mouth the red wine of Château Recougne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Recougne

  • 1999With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Carménère

The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Recougne

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

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.

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The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.