The Château Caillavel of Guyenne of South West

Château Caillavel
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Guyenne in the region of South West

The Château Caillavel is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Guyenne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Caillavel wines

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

The top white wines of Château Caillavel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Caillavel

How Château Caillavel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong), salmon and goat cheese quiche or quick coconut milk chicken.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Caillavel.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Guyenne

45 kilometres east of Bordeaux, Blasimon is perched on a hillside overlooking the Gamage, a tributary of the Dordogne. Its hilly sites and its calm make it an ideal place to relax. A Village of medieval origin, its origin reflects the traditional organization of the bastides. The city conceals one of the Romanesque jewels of the Gironde, the Benedictine abbey of the X-XIII th centuries.

Also worth seeing are the medieval mills of Labarthe and Borie, the remains of the feudal Castle of Blasimon, the manor house of Pousse-Bourre, the church of Piis and the ruins of the Bonne Nouvelle chapel. The Cave Coopérative was created in 1935 and brings together winegrowers who have owned properties that have been handed down for several generations. It has a production capacity of 56,000 hectolitres of red wines with the "Bordeaux" appellation and white wines with the "Bordeaux" and "Entre-deux-Mers" appellations. Throughout the year, the Vine is surrounded by intensive care, the culture is always done according to very precise rules.

The top pink wines of Château Caillavel

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Caillavel

How Château Caillavel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or croziflette.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Caillavel.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

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.

The top red wines of Château Caillavel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Caillavel

How Château Caillavel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roast beef casserole, sauté of lamb or italian pasta.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Caillavel

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Color

The colour of wines is characterized by its intensity and its nuances of hue. The intensity is specific to each grape variety, while the nuances of colour are linked to the evolution of the wine over time.

The top sweet wines of Château Caillavel

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Caillavel

How Château Caillavel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon with sorrel, marco polo salad or apple cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Caillavel

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Caillavel. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Caillavel

  • 2009With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • 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 Caillavel

Planning a wine route in the of Guyenne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Caillavel.

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.

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The word of the wine: Color

The colour of wines is characterized by its intensity and its nuances of hue. The intensity is specific to each grape variety, while the nuances of colour are linked to the evolution of the wine over time.