Château Les Grands Sillons - Cuvée Alhena Pomerol

Château Les Grands SillonsCuvée Alhena Pomerol

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuvée Alhena Pomerol of Château Les Grands Sillons is a red wine from the region of Pomerol of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Cuvée Alhena Pomerol from the Château Les Grands Sillons

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Alhena Pomerol of Château Les Grands Sillons in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Château Les Grands Sillons's Cuvée Alhena Pomerol.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Diolinoir

Intraspecific cross between robin noir and pinot noir obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet of the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wadenswil (Switzerland).

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Alhena Pomerol - 2013
In the top 100 of of Pomerol wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Cuvée Alhena Pomerol from Château Les Grands Sillons are 2013

Informations about the Château Les Grands Sillons

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Les Grands Sillons is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 65000 of of France wines
In the top 300 of of Pomerol wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pomerol

The wine region of Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pétrus or the Domaine Le Pin produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of cherry, flint or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of salt, dried fig or nutty.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Terroir

Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.

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