The Chateau Sanctus of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Chateau Sanctus
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 243 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Chateau Sanctus is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau Sanctus wines

Looking for the best Chateau Sanctus wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau Sanctus 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 Chateau Sanctus wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Chateau Sanctus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau Sanctus

How Chateau Sanctus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau Sanctus

On the nose the red wine of Chateau Sanctus. often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or cassis and sometimes also flavors of stone, cinnamon or cheese. In the mouth the red wine of Chateau Sanctus. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau Sanctus

  • 1999With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau Sanctus.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau Sanctus

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau Sanctus.

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 Chateau Sanctus and wines from the region

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Château Latour 2014 released for first time

Château Latour 2014 was released this morning (15 March), making it the youngest Latour grand vin on the market and the third to be released since the first growth estate left the Bordeaux en primeur system in 2012. Farr Vintners was selling Latour 2014 at £4,950 per 12-bottle case, with six magnums offered at £4,980. Bordeaux Index was offering the wine in six-bottle cases at £2,475 in bond. Analyst group Wine Lister said the wine had been released at €430 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, up 18% on the ...

The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.

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