The Vieux Chateau du Terme of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Vieux Chateau du Terme
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Maison Bouey.
It is ranked in the top 172 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Vieux Chateau du Terme is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Vieux Chateau du Terme wines

Looking for the best Vieux Chateau du Terme wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Vieux Chateau du Terme 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 Vieux Chateau du Terme wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Vieux Chateau du Terme

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Vieux Chateau du Terme

How Vieux Chateau du Terme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of puchero, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Vieux Chateau du Terme

On the nose the red wine of Vieux Chateau du Terme. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, leather or pepper and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, cheese or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Vieux Chateau du Terme. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Vieux Chateau du Terme

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Vieux Chateau du Terme.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).

5 Classed Growths (1855). AOC (1935), well-drained gravels, oceanic.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.