The Château Vieux Robin of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Vieux Robin
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 918 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Vieux Robin is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Vieux Robin wines

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

The top red wines of Château Vieux Robin

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

How Château Vieux Robin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon, lamb meatballs with mint or canned duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Vieux Robin

On the nose the red wine of Château Vieux Robin. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black currant or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château Vieux Robin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Vieux Robin

  • 1998With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 1996With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

The top white wines of Château Vieux Robin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Vieux Robin

How Château Vieux Robin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sauté of pork with cider, goat cheese and bacon quiche or quick brioche sausage.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Vieux Robin.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Vieux Robin and wines from the region

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Penfolds doubles production capacity in France following Château Lanessan acquisition

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The word of the wine: Alcooleux

Said of a wine dominated by the presence of alcohol.