The Château Tayac of Margaux of Bordeaux

Château Tayac
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 78 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Margaux in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tayac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Margaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tayac wines

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

The top red wines of Château Tayac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tayac

How Château Tayac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), moussaka with spices or duck legs with confit potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tayac

On the nose the red wine of Château Tayac. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, coffee or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, butter or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tayac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tayac

  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Tayac.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Margaux

The wine region of Margaux is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Margaux or the Château Palmer produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Margaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Margaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, bitter almond or pencil shavings and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, pencil lead or acacia.

In the mouth of Margaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 241 estates and châteaux in the of Margaux, producing 408 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Margaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Tayac

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

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 Château Tayac and wines from the region

Château Lascombes in Bordeaux sold to Napa winery owner

Château Lascombes, the Margaux-based second growth in Bordeaux’s 1855 Classification, has become the first winery in Europe to be acquired by Lawrence Wine Estates, which already owns top Napa wineries Heitz Cellar, Burgess Cellars and Stony Hill. The group was established by the Lawrence family, led by US entrepreneur Gaylon Lawrence, alongside managing partner and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr (MS). ‘We are honoured to become the new stewards of such a historical estate,’ said Lawren ...

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

Majestic rejoins Bordeaux en primeur with 2021-vintage offers

Majestic has this week announced its re-entry on the Bordeaux en primeur scene, starting with 2021-vintage offers on a range of big names, including First Growths Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Mouton and Margaux. Its list also includes Cos d’Estournel, Palmer, Calon Ségur, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, Angélus, Canon and La Fleur-Pétrus, among others. Wines were being offered per single bottle or in six-bottle cases, all in bond, showed the retailer’s brochure. Fine wine m ...

The word of the wine: Pressing Rosé

A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.