The Château les Vieux Chenes of Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château les Vieux Chenes
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 24 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lussac-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château les Vieux Chenes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château les Vieux Chenes wines

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

The top red wines of Château les Vieux Chenes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château les Vieux Chenes

How Château les Vieux Chenes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or aiguillette of duck with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château les Vieux Chenes

On the nose the red wine of Château les Vieux Chenes. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or black currant. In the mouth the red wine of Château les Vieux Chenes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château les Vieux Chenes

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château les Vieux Chenes.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Lussac-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Roques or the Domaine Gérard Depardieu produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lussac-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 Lussac-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, jam or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of violet, forest floor or aniseed.

In the mouth of Lussac-Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 288 estates and châteaux in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion, producing 425 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lussac-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 les Vieux Chenes

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

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 les Vieux Chenes and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus 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 appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

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-Prissé, 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 available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Pinot meunier

Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.

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