The Château Vrai Caillou of Bordeaux Supérieur of Bordeaux

Château Vrai Caillou - Bordeaux
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Château Vrai Caillou.
It is ranked in the top 114 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux Supérieur in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Vrai Caillou is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux Supérieur.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Vrai Caillou wines

Looking for the best Château Vrai Caillou wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Vrai Caillou 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 Vrai Caillou wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Vrai Caillou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Vrai Caillou

How Château Vrai Caillou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, gigolette of rabbit or deer stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Vrai Caillou

On the nose the red wine of Château Vrai Caillou. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, raspberry or spices and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château Vrai Caillou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Vrai Caillou

  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Vrai Caillou.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Château Vrai Caillou

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Vrai Caillou

How Château Vrai Caillou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of gloom and doom, nanie's diced ham quiche or italian gnocchi.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Vrai Caillou

On the nose the white wine of Château Vrai Caillou. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vegetal or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Château Vrai Caillou. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Vrai Caillou

  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.28/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Vrai Caillou.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Gris

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

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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 Vrai Caillou and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)

In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.

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