The Château de Crain of Bordeaux

Château de Crain
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 3300 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château de Crain is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Crain wines

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

The top red wines of Château de Crain

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Crain

How Château de Crain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, aiguillette of duck with honey or roast deer my grandmother's way.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Crain

On the nose the red wine of Château de Crain. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, microbio or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, oaky or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Crain. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Crain

  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.

The top white wines of Château de Crain

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Crain

How Château de Crain wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of roast pork orloff, quiche lorraine or spicy crispy chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Crain

On the nose the white wine of Château de Crain. often reveals types of flavors of peach, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Crain

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Crain.

  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.