The Château Jacques Blanc of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Jacques Blanc - Clos de Mélisse Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 388 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Jacques Blanc is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Jacques Blanc wines

Looking for the best Château Jacques Blanc wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Jacques Blanc 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 Jacques Blanc wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Jacques Blanc

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Jacques Blanc

How Château Jacques Blanc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, eggplant moussaka with lamb or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Jacques Blanc

On the nose the red wine of Château Jacques Blanc. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, cigar or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Jacques Blanc. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Jacques Blanc

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Jacques Blanc.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Jacques Blanc

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Jacques Blanc.

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 Jacques Blanc and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Smooth

Said of a wine that has a mouthfeel reminiscent of the creamy texture of fats.