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 couscous without couscous maker, osso bucco of lamb or duck confit.

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 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.

News about Château Vieux Guillou and wines from the region

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Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Casting

Preparatory phase of the wine-making process consisting in bursting the grapes in order to release the juice.

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