Maison Carles - Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Maison CarlesChâteau Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Maison Carles is a red wine from the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru from the Maison Carles

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Maison Carles in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Maison Carles's Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 411110
Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru - 2011
In the top 100 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru - 2010
In the top 100 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru - 2009
In the top 100 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Château Tour du Vieux Castel Saint-Émilion Grand Cru from Maison Carles are 2015, 2009, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

Informations about the Maison Carles

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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The Maison Carles is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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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.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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