Vieux Château des Moines - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Vieux Château des MoinesSaint-Emilion Grand Cru

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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 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru of Vieux Château des Moines is a red wine from the region of Libournais of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
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 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru from the Vieux Château des Moines

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru of Vieux Château des Moines in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru of Vieux Château des Moines in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Vieux Château des Moines's Saint-Emilion Grand Cru.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru - 2012
In the top 100 of of Libournais wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Saint-Emilion Grand Cru from Vieux Château des Moines are 2012

Informations about the Vieux Château des Moines

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Vieux Château des Moines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 85000 of of France wines
In the top 15000 of of Libournais wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.


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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