The Château Saint-Sernin of Cahors of South West

Château Saint-Sernin
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 113 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West

The Château Saint-Sernin is one of the best wineries to follow in Cahors.. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Saint-Sernin wines

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

The top red wines of Château Saint-Sernin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Saint-Sernin

How Château Saint-Sernin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, chiche kebab in armenian or spanish paella.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Saint-Sernin

On the nose the red wine of Château Saint-Sernin. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Saint-Sernin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Saint-Sernin

  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Saint-Sernin.

  • Malbec
  • Segalin
  • Merlot
  • Tannat

Discovering the wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top sweet wines of Château Saint-Sernin

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Saint-Sernin

How Château Saint-Sernin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of magic wrap with steak and cheese, rice with milk or soup with radish tops, leeks and roquefort cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Saint-Sernin.

  • Malbec
  • Petit Manseng

Discover the grape variety: Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...

The top white wines of Château Saint-Sernin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Saint-Sernin

How Château Saint-Sernin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without eggs, grilled sardine fillets or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Saint-Sernin.

  • Chardonnay
  • Petit Manseng

The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

The top pink wines of Château Saint-Sernin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Saint-Sernin

How Château Saint-Sernin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp and chorizo risotto, rillettes of sardines or flounder fillets with parsley.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Saint-Sernin.

  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Saint-Sernin

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.