Top 100 wines of Graves - Page 4
Discover the top 100 best wines of Graves of Graves as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Graves and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Graves
Graves is a wine region on the left bank of the Bordeaux region of France, characterized by the gravel soils that give it its name. Unique among the sub-regions of Bordeaux, Graves is equally respected for its red and white wines. The AOC Graves, which covers both red and white wines, is the catch-all appellation of the district. A typical Graves red is based on the classic Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot sometimes in a supporting role.
The typical white wine of Graves is Dry, medium-bodied and usually made from the equally familiar combination of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. About 2500 hectares of AOC Graves vineyards are devoted to red grapes, with about 750 hectares planted with white grapes. Average production is about 20 million bottles per year for white, red and Graves Supérieures wines. The latter share the same boundaries as Graves, but are a classification for Sweet white wines only, with about 150 hectares of dedicated vineyards.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Graves
wines from the region of Graves go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), salmon and goat cheese quiche or lemongrass chicken.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Graves
On the nose in the region of Graves often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tobacco or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Graves is a powerful with a nice freshness.
