The Chateau Moulin Caresse of Guyenne of South West

Chateau Moulin Caresse - Cabernet - Merlot Bergerac
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Guyenne in the region of South West

The Chateau Moulin Caresse is one of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Guyenne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau Moulin Caresse wines

Looking for the best Chateau Moulin Caresse wines in Guyenne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau Moulin Caresse 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 Chateau Moulin Caresse wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Chateau Moulin Caresse

How Chateau Moulin Caresse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, meatballs catalan style or rabbit with kriek and cherries.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Guyenne

45 kilometres east of Bordeaux, Blasimon is perched on a hillside overlooking the Gamage, a tributary of the Dordogne. Its hilly sites and its calm make it an ideal place to relax. A Village of medieval origin, its origin reflects the traditional organization of the bastides. The city conceals one of the Romanesque jewels of the Gironde, the Benedictine abbey of the X-XIII th centuries.

Also worth seeing are the medieval mills of Labarthe and Borie, the remains of the feudal Castle of Blasimon, the manor house of Pousse-Bourre, the church of Piis and the ruins of the Bonne Nouvelle chapel. The Cave Coopérative was created in 1935 and brings together winegrowers who have owned properties that have been handed down for several generations. It has a production capacity of 56,000 hectolitres of red wines with the "Bordeaux" appellation and white wines with the "Bordeaux" and "Entre-deux-Mers" appellations. Throughout the year, the Vine is surrounded by intensive care, the culture is always done according to very precise rules.

The top red wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau Moulin Caresse

How Chateau Moulin Caresse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of american style beef marinade, vermicelli sautéed with peking duck or marinated leg of lamb with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

On the nose the red wine of Chateau Moulin Caresse. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, violet or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

  • 2010With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec

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.

The top sweet wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Chateau Moulin Caresse

How Chateau Moulin Caresse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of light salmon steaks and, valencian paella or quiche lorraine.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse.

  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Gris

The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)

Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.

The top white wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Chateau Moulin Caresse

How Chateau Moulin Caresse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of gratin dauphinois with smoked salmon, lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks or brownies with nuts.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

On the nose the white wine of Chateau Moulin Caresse. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Chateau Moulin Caresse.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Ugni blanc
  • Sauvignon Gris

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau Moulin Caresse

Planning a wine route in the of Guyenne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau Moulin Caresse.

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Chateau Moulin Caresse and wines from the region

Preview: Tesco’s spring/summer tasting

Decanter attended Tesco’s spring/summer 2022 portfolio tasting at the end of April where over 140 wines were on show, 38 of which are new to the range. In anticipation of the full list of top buys, to follow soon, we’ve rounded up a few of our favourites to get you in the mood for spring. Tesco’s wine buying team highlighted 24 wines as their must-try buys, and five of these have featured in our initial spring roundup below. We think they showcase the diversity of the Tesco range and the value t ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘The gifts of Bacchus hold our gaze like a procession’

Do growers make wine – or do markets? Growers, of course. Yet markets define the scope of the grower’s creative efforts by what they reward or sanction. When markets are neglectful and unresponsive, there’s little the grower can do but conform. It’s a problem the world over. Here’s an example. The river Moselle/Mosel rises to the wet west of the Vosges mountains, then curves in a long green arc heading north through Epinal, Metz and (along the left bank) Luxembourg’s Grand Duchy, turning east at ...

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)

Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.