The Château Caillau of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Caillau
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 315 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Caillau is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Caillau wines

Looking for the best Château Caillau wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Caillau 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 Caillau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Caillau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Caillau

How Château Caillau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, bitumen leg of lamb or roast pheasant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Caillau

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Caillau

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

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).

The top sweet wines of Château Caillau

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Caillau

How Château Caillau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or escalopines of turkey in brouillade.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Caillau.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Caillau.

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.