The Château Kalian is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Kalian wines in Monbazillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Kalian 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 Kalian wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Kalian wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sun wheat, lobster armorican style or very simple muffins.
World's largest sweet AOC south of Bergerac (South-West): signature Sémillon as king white with Sauvignon and Muscadelle — medium-sweet to botrytized sweet wines with opulent notes of honey, candied apricot, quince, pineapple, mango, beeswax, saffron and a touch of spice, unctuousness balanced by fine acidity. Successive picking of noble grapes mandatory. AOC (1936), ~2,320 ha on clay-limestone slopes, morning mists favoring Botrytis cinerea, 10-50 year aging.
How Château Kalian wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, pretzels (alsace) or adapted vietnamese fondue.
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.
How Château Kalian wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef bobotie, bitumen leg of lamb or quick beef bourguignon.
See cabernet franc.
How Château Kalian wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of papillotes of simple salmon steaks, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or very simple muffins.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château Kalian. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, apples or honey and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, earth or oak.
Aromatic, fruity whites with a tender palate, with intense aromas of muscat, white flowers, honey, candied citrus and floral notes (no genetic link to the muscat family). Minor component in the great botrytised dessert wines of Sauternes, Barsac, Cérons and Monbazillac, adding perfume and freshness. Also dry in Entre-Deux-Mers. Made as sumptuous fortified wines in Australia (Rutherglen Topaque). French variety from Bordeaux and the South-West.
Planning a wine route in the of Monbazillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Kalian.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
