The Château du Taillan of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château du Taillan
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 22 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château du Taillan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Taillan wines

Looking for the best Château du Taillan wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Taillan 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 du Taillan wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château du Taillan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Taillan

How Château du Taillan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, lamb meatballs with mint or duck stew with cahors wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Taillan

On the nose the red wine of Château du Taillan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Taillan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Taillan

  • 1989With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.87/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).

5 Classed Growths (1855). AOC (1935), well-drained gravels, oceanic.

The top white wines of Château du Taillan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château du Taillan

How Château du Taillan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of ham with leek fondue, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or broccoli gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château du Taillan

On the nose the white wine of Château du Taillan. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Château du Taillan. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château du Taillan

  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château du Taillan.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.

The top pink wines of Château du Taillan

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château du Taillan

How Château du Taillan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, tunisian haja or broccoli gratin.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château du Taillan

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château du Taillan.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Demi-sec

Champagne with between 33 and 50 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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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.