The Château Grand Tayac of Margaux of Bordeaux

Château Grand Tayac
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 77 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Margaux in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Grand Tayac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Margaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Grand Tayac wines

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

The top red wines of Château Grand Tayac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Grand Tayac

How Château Grand Tayac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef casserole, rolled lamb shoulder with herbs or duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Grand Tayac

On the nose the red wine of Château Grand Tayac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Grand Tayac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Grand Tayac

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Margaux

The wine region of Margaux is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Margaux or the Château Palmer produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Margaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Margaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, bitter almond or pencil shavings and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, pencil lead or acacia.

In the mouth of Margaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 241 estates and châteaux in the of Margaux, producing 408 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Margaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Grand Tayac

Planning a wine route in the of Margaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Grand Tayac.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Grand Tayac and wines from the region

Château Peyrabon in Bordeaux gets new owner

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Join Decanter’s Champagne Krug masterclass in New York

Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC is a one day event on Saturday 18th June bringing together prestigious wine producers and aficionados from around the globe in one of the world’s greatest cities – New York. We have curated a fantastic line-up of masterclasses which guests can participate in throughout the day and we’re very excited to host a unique Champagne masterclass with Krug – an opportunity to taste and converse with winemaker Jérôme Jacoillot from the renowned Champagne house. ...

‘Exceptional’ Lafleur 2021 released en primeur

Château Lafleur 2021 was released in the Bordeaux en primeur campaign this morning (27 May) at the equivalent of £6,508 (12x75cl in bond), according to Liv-ex. This sought-after Pomerol label, produced from a vineyard of just 4.5 hectares, is often sold in smaller quantities and sometimes only on allocation. UK merchant Justerini & Brooks was offering three-bottle cases of Lafleur 2021 for £1,627 in bond at the time of writing. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle gave Lafleur 2021 97 points, naming it ...

The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)

Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.