The Winery Roc de Calon of Montagne-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Winery Roc de Calon
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 52 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Montagne-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux
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The Winery Roc de Calon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Montagne-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Roc de Calon wines

Looking for the best Winery Roc de Calon wines in Montagne-Saint-Émilion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Roc de Calon 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 Winery Roc de Calon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Roc de Calon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Roc de Calon

How Winery Roc de Calon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or rabbit fillet with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Roc de Calon

On the nose the red wine of Winery Roc de Calon. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Roc de Calon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Roc de Calon

  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Roc de Calon.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Montagne-Saint-Émilion

Largest satellite of Saint-Émilion on the Bordeaux right bank (1,507 ha, AOC 1936): rich, silky reds dominated by Merlot (~75%, ripe fruit, velvety texture) with spicy Cabernet Franc (~20%) and Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep ruby robe, a nose of red and black fruits, pepper, undergrowth and plum, a structured tannic finish evolving towards leather and tobacco. Clay-limestone and gravel soils on plateau and slopes, an accessible alternative to Saint-Émilion for the everyday cellar.

The top pink wines of Winery Roc de Calon

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Roc de Calon

How Winery Roc de Calon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of cassolettes of scallops, ham and comté quiche or milanese cutlets like in italy.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Roc de Calon.

  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.