The Château Tour Saint Bernard of Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Tour Saint Bernard
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 168 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour Saint Bernard is one of the best wineries to follow in Fronsac.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour Saint Bernard wines

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

The top red wines of Château Tour Saint Bernard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tour Saint Bernard

How Château Tour Saint Bernard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Tour Saint Bernard.

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

Discovering the wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.

In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Tour Saint Bernard

Planning a wine route in the of Fronsac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Tour Saint Bernard.

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 Tour Saint Bernard and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

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