Château Valentin - Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

Château ValentinSainte-Croix-du-Mont

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of Château Valentin is a sweet wine from the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont of Bordeaux.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

On the nose the Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of Château Valentin in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château Valentin's Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.

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

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - 2016
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - 2014
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 411110
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - 2013
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - 2011
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - 2010
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Sainte-Croix-du-Mont from Château Valentin are 2016, 2014, 2009, 2015 and 2012.

Informations about the Château Valentin

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Croix-du-Mont in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Valentin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 2000 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
In the top 1500 of sweet wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont

The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.


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: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.

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