The Château Carignan of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux

Château Carignan - Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Premières Côtes de Bordeaux in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Carignan is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Carignan wines

Looking for the best Château Carignan wines in Premières Côtes de Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Carignan 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 Carignan wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Carignan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Carignan

How Château Carignan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, veal head with vinaigrette or rabbit with beer and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Carignan

On the nose the red wine of Château Carignan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cream or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Carignan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Carignan

  • 2002With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 1998With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux

The wine region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lafitte or the Château Peyruchet produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of leather, melon or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of peach, minerality or apricot.

In the mouth of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 202 estates and châteaux in the of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, producing 265 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château Carignan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Carignan

How Château Carignan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, quiche lorraine or spaetzle.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Carignan

On the nose the white wine of Château Carignan. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Carignan

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Carignan.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Château Carignan

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Carignan

How Château Carignan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or duckling with bigarrade.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Carignan

On the nose the pink wine of Château Carignan. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Carignan

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Carignan.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Carignan

Planning a wine route in the of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Carignan.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Carignan and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.