The Château la Rode of Bordeaux

Château la Rode - Bordeaux Supérieur
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Faux.
It is ranked in the top 5382 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château la Rode is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château la Rode wines

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

The top red wines of Château la Rode

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château la Rode

How Château la Rode wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vegetable noddles, veal roast casserole or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château la Rode

On the nose the red wine of Château la Rode. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tobacco or cedar and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château la Rode. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château la Rode

  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.53/5

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

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

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château la Rode

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

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.

News about Château la Rode and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Ventilate

Expose the wine to the air before serving, to allow it to open up more, to develop its aromas and to round out its tannins.