The Château le Grand Sigognac of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château le Grand Sigognac - Médoc
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Barton & Guestier.
It is ranked in the top 1107 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château le Grand Sigognac is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château le Grand Sigognac wines

Looking for the best Château le Grand Sigognac wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château le Grand Sigognac 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 Grand Sigognac wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château le Grand Sigognac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château le Grand Sigognac

How Château le Grand Sigognac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of puchero, lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château le Grand Sigognac

On the nose the red wine of Château le Grand Sigognac. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château le Grand Sigognac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château le Grand Sigognac

  • 2000With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

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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 Château le Grand Sigognac and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: first impressions

There’s no doubt that 2021 was a challenging vintage. Most explanatory statements or technical sheets handed out over the past few weeks have mentioned the unfavourable, oft disastrous weather conditions, the sometimes very low and disheartening yields and the slightly varied or unusual blends on offer in 2021. Difficulties faced by vignerons both inside and outside of the cellar have been explained in detail as has the raft of highly important decisions needed be made throughout the year, ...

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

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The word of the wine: Eye

In tasting, this is the first phase of the analysis of the wine, which consists of describing its visual aspect (colour, intensity, clarity, brilliance and possible defects).

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