The Château Grand-Jean is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux Supérieur.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Grand-Jean wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Grand-Jean 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 Grand-Jean wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Grand-Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, flank steak with shallots in red wine sauce or stuffed cabbage leaves.
On the nose the red wine of Château Grand-Jean. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of Château Grand-Jean. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Quality expression of generic Bordeaux: more concentrated, structured reds suited to 3-7 years' ageing, dominated by round Merlot (plum, black fruits), with firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar), Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for the tannic frame. Stricter rules: higher planting density, limited yields, higher alcohol, longer ageing (often 12 months). Across the whole Gironde. Affordable yet serious Bordeaux, perfect at the table.
How Château Grand-Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of rabbit socks in gibelotte, magic cake cheese quiche or chicken waterzooi with blanche de hoegaarden and pink pepper.
On the nose the white wine of Château Grand-Jean. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or green apple and sometimes also flavors of pear, grass or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Château Grand-Jean. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
How Château Grand-Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of quick salmon skewers, mussels with chicken or birthday cake.
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
How Château Grand-Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, rice with paprika and merguez or old-fashioned pork roll.
Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
