The Château Vieux Guillou of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Vieux Guillou
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Vieux Guillou is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Vieux Guillou wines

Looking for the best Château Vieux Guillou wines in Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Vieux Guillou 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 Vieux Guillou wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Vieux Guillou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Vieux Guillou

How Château Vieux Guillou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast, pumpkin parmentier hash or alsatian wine pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Vieux Guillou

In the mouth the red wine of Château Vieux Guillou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Vieux Guillou

  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château St. Georges or the Château Vieux Guillou produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

On the nose of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or jam and sometimes also flavors of pepper, mushroom or clove. In the mouth of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion, producing 50 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.

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