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.
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.
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 beef stew express, chicken with merguez and tomatoes or duck with olives.
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 wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.
In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Château du Taillan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or pasta carbonara.
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.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Château du Taillan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), slippers with lamb or pork chops with mustard.
Typical aroma of white wines aged in oak barrels and wines that have undergone malolactic fermentation.
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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.
