Top 100 wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

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.

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

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 puchero, seven o'clock leg of lamb or eggs florentine.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

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.