The Domaine du Château Vieux of Libournais of Bordeaux

Domaine du Château Vieux
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 2235 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Domaine du Château Vieux is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Château Vieux wines

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

The top pink wines of Domaine du Château Vieux

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine du Château Vieux

How Domaine du Château Vieux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, daniel's algerian couscous or duck pot au feu.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine du Château Vieux.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • 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. .

The top red wines of Domaine du Château Vieux

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine du Château Vieux

How Domaine du Château Vieux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of boeuf en daube, lamb shoulder confit with harissa or fish and shrimp curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Château Vieux

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine du Château Vieux. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine du Château Vieux

  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Domaine du Château Vieux

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine du Château Vieux

How Domaine du Château Vieux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork or shellfish such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo or tagliatelle with scallops.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine du Château Vieux.

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

The word of the wine: Cellar master

The cellar master is the technical manager of a winery (usually a professional oenologist), who presides over and oversees the wine-making process and its maturation. Unlike an oenologist in a wine laboratory, who intervenes on an ad hoc basis to assist the winemaker, the cellar master is part of the estate's technical team.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Château Vieux

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

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 Domaine du Château Vieux and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Cellar master

The cellar master is the technical manager of a winery (usually a professional oenologist), who presides over and oversees the wine-making process and its maturation. Unlike an oenologist in a wine laboratory, who intervenes on an ad hoc basis to assist the winemaker, the cellar master is part of the estate's technical team.