The Château Darius of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Darius
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 559 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Darius is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Darius wines

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

The top red wines of Château Darius

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Darius

How Château Darius wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini, tajine of beef balls and merguez or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Darius

On the nose the red wine of Château Darius. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, blackberry or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Château Darius. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Darius

  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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).

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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 Darius and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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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 ...

St-Emilion council defends classification after Angélus withdrawal

Château Angélus’ announcement that it is withdrawing from the process to create the 2022 St-Emilion Classification has sent shockwaves through the region and raised questions about the ranking’s future form.  With Châteaux Ausone and Cheval Blanc having announced their withdrawal last year, three of the top-ranking ‘Premier Grand Cru Classé A’ estates from the last edition of the St-Emilion Classification in 2012 will not be candidates for the revised ranking, due this ye ...

The word of the wine: Fruity

A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.

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