The Château La Tour de Bessan of Margaux of Bordeaux

Château La Tour de Bessan
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Marie-Laure Lurton.
It is ranked in the top 112 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Margaux in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Tour de Bessan is one of the best wineries to follow in Margaux.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Margaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Tour de Bessan wines

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

The top red wines of Château La Tour de Bessan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Tour de Bessan

How Château La Tour de Bessan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, lamb chops with honey and spices or duck breast with honey sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Tour de Bessan

On the nose the red wine of Château La Tour de Bessan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cinnamon or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black currant or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Tour de Bessan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Tour de Bessan

  • 1998With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.00/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Margaux

The wine region of Margaux is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Margaux or the Château Palmer produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Margaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Margaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, bitter almond or pencil shavings and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, pencil lead or acacia.

In the mouth of Margaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 241 estates and châteaux in the of Margaux, producing 408 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Margaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château La Tour de Bessan

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

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 Tour de Bessan and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Flow

Action consisting of draining the wine from a vat of red wine (free-run wine), the marc then being pressed to obtain the press wine.