The Château Calon of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Calon
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Calon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Calon wines

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

The top red wines of Château Calon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Calon

How Château Calon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef strogonoff, lamb curl or forest rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Calon

On the nose the red wine of Château Calon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Calon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Calon

  • 1955With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.90/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château St. Georges or the Château Vieux Guillou produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

On the nose of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or jam and sometimes also flavors of pepper, mushroom or clove. In the mouth of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion, producing 50 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Calon

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

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.

News about Château Calon and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Raw

A term whose meaning varies according to the region (terroir or estate), but which everywhere contains the idea of identifying a wine with a specific place of production.