The Château Saint-Christophe of Médoc of Bordeaux
The Château Saint-Christophe is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Saint-Christophe wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Saint-Christophe 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 Saint-Christophe wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Saint-Christophe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked marrow bones, ramadan berber soup (harira) or garbure with duck confit.
On the nose the red wine of Château Saint-Christophe. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, vanilla or black cherries. In the mouth the red wine of Château Saint-Christophe. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).
The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.
How Château Saint-Christophe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of goat cheese, walnut and raisin cake, rice with milk or gnocchi with gorgonzola and mushrooms.
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.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.