The Château Mont Roc of Saint-Croix-du-Mont of Bordeaux

Château Mont Roc - Cuvée Hortense Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Croix-du-Mont in the region of Bordeaux

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

Top Château Mont Roc wines

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

The top sweet wines of Château Mont Roc

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Mont Roc

How Château Mont Roc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Mont Roc

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Mont Roc. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Mont Roc

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.60/5

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont

The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.

In the mouth of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is a powerful. We currently count 83 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont, producing 131 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Croix-du-Mont go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Mont Roc

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Mont Roc.

Discover the grape variety: Couderc

Couderc noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It is a variety resulting from a crossing of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Couderc noir can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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