Discover the top 100 best wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Libournais as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
wines from the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of polish goulash, couscous chicken and merguez or basque chicken with chorizo.
On the nose in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality. In the mouth in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
