The Château Haut Macô of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux

Château Haut Macô
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Mallet Frères.
It is ranked in the top 34 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Haut Macô is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Château Haut Macô, a renowned wine estate and a well-known name in the Côtes de Bourg region in France, is a true gem in the wine industry. Famous for its excellent wines, this prestigious vineyard spans over 25 hectares, mainly situated on clay-limestone soils, a guarantee of high quality for the vines. The vineyards of Château Haut Macô offer a breathtaking view of the hilly landscape of Aquitaine, scattered with lush vineyards and fruit trees. The vine, respected and cherished, is primarily planted with the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties, which thrive in this privileged climate. Traditional winemaking techniques are combined here with innovative use of modern technologies to extract the best from the grape. Château Haut Macô is known for its constant concern for the quality of its wines. Each phase of the production process is carefully monitored, from grape growing to fermentation, to ensure that each bottle produced lives up to the expected excellence. The vineyard produces an assortment of red and white wines, with particular attention to red wines. Château Haut Macô wine is famous for its subtle blend of black fruits and spicy notes, with a generous body and a silky texture. The white wines demonstrate an equally impressive character, with their fresh fruit flavors complemented by subtle floral notes. Visiting this wine estate is an opportunity to discover the wine production process, from harvest to bottling. Tastings are also offered, allowing visitors to savor the richness and complexity of these exceptional wines.

Top Château Haut Macô wines

Looking for the best Château Haut Macô wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Haut Macô 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 Haut Macô wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Haut Macô

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Haut Macô

How Château Haut Macô wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, uzbek pilaf or fillet of venison.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Haut Macô.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.

In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top sparkling wines of Château Haut Macô

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Haut Macô

How Château Haut Macô wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chicken chop suey, coconut chicken or tuna samoussa.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château Haut Macô.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

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.

The top red wines of Château Haut Macô

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Haut Macô

How Château Haut Macô wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, roast pork with onions and honey or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Haut Macô

On the nose the red wine of Château Haut Macô. often reveals types of flavors of oak, pepper or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Haut Macô. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Haut Macô

  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Haut Macô.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Haut Macô

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Bourg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Haut Macô.

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.

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