The Château Haut Caillou of Lalande-de-Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Haut Caillou - Cuvée Prestige Lalande-de-Pomerol
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Rousseau.
It is ranked in the top 57 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lalande-de-Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Haut Caillou is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Lalande-de-Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Haut Caillou wines

Looking for the best Château Haut Caillou wines in Lalande-de-Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Haut Caillou 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 Haut Caillou wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Haut Caillou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Haut Caillou

How Château Haut Caillou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or stuffed duck or goose neck.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Haut Caillou

On the nose the red wine of Château Haut Caillou. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Haut Caillou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Haut Caillou

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.86/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol

The wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fleur de Boüard or the Château La Faurie Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lalande-de-Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lalande-de-Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of earth, eucalyptus or coconut and sometimes also flavors of lavender, citrus or black licorice.

In the mouth of Lalande-de-Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 386 estates and châteaux in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol, producing 591 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lalande-de-Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Haut Caillou

Planning a wine route in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Haut Caillou.

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 Haut Caillou and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Champagne still fizzing on fine wine market in 2022

Champagne prices jumped on vintages of several prestige cuvée labels in 2021 and the sector’s momentum on the fine wine market continued to appear strong in the first quarter of 2022. Louis Roederer’s Cristal has been particularly in demand and its newly released Cristal 2014 vintage was ‘selling like hot cakes’, according to a Bordeaux Index report on Champagne’s market performance – published last month. Bollinger’s La Grande Année 2014 has also sold quickly on release, said ...

Majestic rejoins Bordeaux en primeur with 2021-vintage offers

Majestic has this week announced its re-entry on the Bordeaux en primeur scene, starting with 2021-vintage offers on a range of big names, including First Growths Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Mouton and Margaux. Its list also includes Cos d’Estournel, Palmer, Calon Ségur, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, Angélus, Canon and La Fleur-Pétrus, among others. Wines were being offered per single bottle or in six-bottle cases, all in bond, showed the retailer’s brochure. Fine wine m ...

The word of the wine: Terroir

Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.