The Château du Retout of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château du Retout
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 92 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château du Retout is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Retout wines

Looking for the best Château du Retout wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Retout 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 du Retout wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château du Retout

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Retout

How Château du Retout wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, roast lamb with thyme or duck aiguillettes with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Retout

On the nose the red wine of Château du Retout. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or cocoa and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, chocolate or mushroom. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Retout. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Retout

  • 1998With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.75/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.

In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château du Retout

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château du Retout

How Château du Retout wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château du Retout

On the nose the white wine of Château du Retout. often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château du Retout

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Savagnin
  • Gros Manseng
  • Mondeuse Blanche

Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng

Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château du Retout

Planning a wine route in the of Haut-Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château du Retout.

Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche

Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.

News about Château du Retout and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

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-Montbellet, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Volatile acidity

Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.