The Château le Chay of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château le Chay - Cuvée Prestige Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 30 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château le Chay is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château le Chay wines

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

The top red wines of Château le Chay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château le Chay

How Château le Chay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta bolognese, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château le Chay

In the mouth the red wine of Château le Chay. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château le Chay

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.66/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Hauts Du Bourdonnais or the Domaine La Mauriane produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of oaky, anise or mint and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, black olive or violet.

In the mouth of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 175 estates and châteaux in the of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion, producing 277 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château le Chay

Planning a wine route in the of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château le Chay.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château le Chay and wines from the region

Rhône 2020: best-value wines

In his Rhône 2020 vintage report Matt Walls found fresh, vibrant and deliciously drinkable wines across the Northern and Southern appellations, with many wines being approachable now. Given that many wines won’t last as long as previous vintages such as 2016, 2017 and 2019, this could make the 2020s great value picks for immediate drinking. Scroll down to see Matt’s best-value Rhône 2020 tasting notes and scores Walls noted that this is the freshest vintage for whites since 2014, so lovers ...

Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe

Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...

Angélus withdraws from the next St-Emilion classification

Bordeaux’s Château Angélus has withdrawn its candidacy from the next St-Emilion classification, the producer announced today via a press release sent to Decanter. The withdrawal follows that of Château Cheval Blanc and Château Ausone who announced the news in July 2021.  Currently only Château Pavie remains a Premier Grand Cru Classé ‘A’ estate out of the original four having been promoted, alongside Château Angélus, in the 2012 ranking. Angélus said that, while the classification had long been ...

The word of the wine: Alcohol content

The alcohol content of wine expressed as a percentage of the volume of alcohol contained in the wine.