The Château Valrion of Lalande-de-Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Valrion
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 84 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lalande-de-Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Valrion is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Lalande-de-Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Valrion wines

Looking for the best Château Valrion wines in Lalande-de-Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Valrion 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 Valrion wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Valrion

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Valrion

How Château Valrion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or my mother's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Valrion

In the mouth the red wine of Château Valrion. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Valrion

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol

The wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fleur de Boüard or the Château La Faurie Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lalande-de-Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lalande-de-Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of earth, eucalyptus or coconut and sometimes also flavors of lavender, citrus or black licorice.

In the mouth of Lalande-de-Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 386 estates and châteaux in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol, producing 591 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lalande-de-Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Valrion

Planning a wine route in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Valrion.

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 Valrion and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...

Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation

‘Climatic conditions’ and the requests of a ‘certain number of winegrowers’ were cited as the reasons for Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol appellation, to ask regulatory body Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) to temporarily reverse the long-standing ban on irrigation. The favourable news was shared via emails seen by Decanter, with an accompanying letter from the INAO dated July 20, 2022. The letter, translated from French, states that after ...

The word of the wine: Vine

Climbing shrubs with woody stems called shoots that produce grapes in clusters.

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