The Château Les Vignes des Genets of Lussac-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Les Vignes des Genets
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 89 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lussac-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Les Vignes des Genets is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Les Vignes des Genets wines

Looking for the best Château Les Vignes des Genets 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 Vignes des Genets 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 Vignes des Genets wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Les Vignes des Genets

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Les Vignes des Genets

How Château Les Vignes des Genets wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or rabbit italian style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Les Vignes des Genets

In the mouth the red wine of Château Les Vignes des Genets. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Les Vignes des Genets

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Les Vignes des Genets.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • 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 Vignes des Genets

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 Vignes des Genets.

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.

News about Château Les Vignes des Genets and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran 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 Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

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-Igé

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-Igé, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ ...

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.