The Château Sansonnet of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Sansonnet
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 173 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Sansonnet is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Sansonnet wines

Looking for the best Château Sansonnet 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 Sansonnet 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 Sansonnet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Sansonnet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Sansonnet

How Château Sansonnet 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, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or aiguillette of duck normandy style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Sansonnet

On the nose the red wine of Château Sansonnet. often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of cheese, dark fruit or cedar. In the mouth the red wine of Château Sansonnet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Sansonnet

  • 1996With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1966With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

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).

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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.

News about Château Sansonnet and wines from the region

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An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

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The word of the wine: Mercaptan

Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.

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