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

Winery Roc de Calon - Collectif des Barriques
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 roast pork with pineapple, irish stew with beer or rabbit good woman.

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

The wine region of Montagne-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fauconnerie or the Château l'Art de Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montagne-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montagne-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, bramble or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of mint, stone or raisin.

In the mouth of Montagne-Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 351 estates and châteaux in the of Montagne-Saint-Émilion, producing 544 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montagne-Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Planning a wine route in the of Montagne-Saint-Émilion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Roc de Calon.

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 Winery Roc de Calon and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 en primeur campaign delivered ‘predictable chaos’ and ‘pitiful revenues’

Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales decreased significantly compared to the previous year, with volume and value sales down by as much as 60% in a few cases. In some instances, sales of usually bankable wines crashed to almost zero, according to the merchants that Liv-Ex polled. ‘Yet again, many buyers and collectors have had to ask what purpose the time-consuming event serves when it delivers such pitiful revenue, and who precisely it is for when it offers little compelling value,’ said Liv- ...

Majestic rejoins Bordeaux en primeur with 2021-vintage offers

Majestic has this week announced its re-entry on the Bordeaux en primeur scene, starting with 2021-vintage offers on a range of big names, including First Growths Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Mouton and Margaux. Its list also includes Cos d’Estournel, Palmer, Calon Ségur, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, Angélus, Canon and La Fleur-Pétrus, among others. Wines were being offered per single bottle or in six-bottle cases, all in bond, showed the retailer’s brochure. Fine wine m ...

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

The word of the wine: Red winemaking

Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.