The Château d'Aiguilhe of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux

Château d'Aiguilhe - Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux in the region of Bordeaux

The Château d'Aiguilhe is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château d'Aiguilhe wines

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

The top red wines of Château d'Aiguilhe

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château d'Aiguilhe

How Château d'Aiguilhe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lamb skewers, veal tagine with preserved lemons and saffron or duck breast with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château d'Aiguilhe

On the nose the red wine of Château d'Aiguilhe. often reveals types of flavors of iron, fig or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oil, savory or cedar. In the mouth the red wine of Château d'Aiguilhe. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château d'Aiguilhe

  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château d'Aiguilhe.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux

The wine region of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de l'Aurage or the Château la Clariere Laithwaite produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, savory or espresso and sometimes also flavors of baking spice, cigar box or tar.

In the mouth of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 327 estates and châteaux in the of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux, producing 508 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château d'Aiguilhe

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château d'Aiguilhe

How Château d'Aiguilhe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of reblochon tartiflette, nanie's diced ham quiche or chicken wok with chinese noodles.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château d'Aiguilhe

In the mouth the white wine of Château d'Aiguilhe. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château d'Aiguilhe.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château d'Aiguilhe

Planning a wine route in the of Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château d'Aiguilhe.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château d'Aiguilhe and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: OIV

International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Intergovernmental organization studying the technical, scientific or economic questions raised by the culture of the vine and the production of wine.

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