The Château Aillan of Saint-Estèphe of Bordeaux

Château Aillan
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 74 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Estèphe in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Aillan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Estèphe to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Aillan wines

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

The top red wines of Château Aillan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Aillan

How Château Aillan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, chicken with merguez and tomatoes or duck breast with red fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Aillan

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Aillan

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Estèphe

Northernmost appellation of Médoc, land of powerful long-ageing reds: Cabernet Sauvignon signature king red (~50%) with Merlot — deep robe with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, violet, mocha, vanilla, spice, liquorice and game touch, firm tannins and broad structure, youthful austerity refining 10-50 years into leather, undergrowth and truffle. AOC (1936), ~1,230 ha, Garonne gravels on clay-limestone subsoil, 5 Classified Growths 1855 (Cos d'Estournel, Montrose).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.