The Château Julien of Carmel Valley of California

Château Julien - Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Brower Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of California.
It is located in Carmel Valley in the region of California

The Château Julien is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Carmel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Julien wines

Looking for the best Château Julien wines in Carmel Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Julien 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 Julien wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Julien

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Julien

How Château Julien 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, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or rabbit à la lorientaise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Julien

On the nose the red wine of Château Julien. often reveals types of flavors of oak, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Julien. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Julien

  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.59/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Sangiovese
  • Malbec
  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of Carmel Valley

The wine region of Carmel Valley is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bernardus or the Domaine Bernardus produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Carmel Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Carmel Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, spices or red fruit.

In the mouth of Carmel Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 29 estates and châteaux in the of Carmel Valley, producing 127 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Carmel Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top white wines of Château Julien

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Julien

How Château Julien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of sausages with kale, chinese noodles with shrimp or calf sweetbread with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Julien

On the nose the white wine of Château Julien. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Julien

  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.27/5

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

  • Pinot Grigio
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Gewürztraminer

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.

The top natural sweet wines of Château Julien

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Château Julien

How Château Julien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or pasta "carbonara" à la française.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Château Julien.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Phylloxera

Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.

The top pink wines of Château Julien

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Julien

How Château Julien wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, tunisian haja or duck stew with cahors wine.

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Julien

Planning a wine route in the of Carmel Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Julien.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

News about Château Julien and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Phylloxera

Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.