The Château Vieux Cantenac of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Vieux Cantenac - Saint-Émilion
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1045 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Vieux Cantenac is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Vieux Cantenac wines

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

The top red wines of Château Vieux Cantenac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Vieux Cantenac

How Château Vieux Cantenac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, lamb tagine with dried fruits or rabbit with cider and apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Vieux Cantenac

On the nose the red wine of Château Vieux Cantenac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Vieux Cantenac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Vieux Cantenac

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

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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 Vieux Cantenac and wines from the region

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Bordeaux 2022 harvest: Vintage looks ‘very promising’

A ‘very promising’ vintage is expected, said the regional wine council (CIVB), as the Bordeaux 2022 harvest gets underway for reds. It’s still too early to judge fully and yields will be lower in some cases following heat, drought and also hailstorms during the growing season, yet the CIVB cited ‘attractive but small berries’ and healthy vineyard conditions during the crucial flowering period and for harvest. Europe has seen early starts to wine harvests in 2022 and the C ...

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The word of the wine: Hairy

A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.

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