The Winery Baron de Gravelines of Graves of Bordeaux

Winery Baron de Gravelines - Bordeaux Supérieur
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 699 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Baron de Gravelines is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Baron de Gravelines wines

Looking for the best Winery Baron de Gravelines wines in Graves among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Baron de Gravelines 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 Winery Baron de Gravelines wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Baron de Gravelines

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Baron de Gravelines

How Winery Baron de Gravelines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, tournedos rossini with port sauce or paella valenciana (without seafood).

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Baron de Gravelines

  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Baron de Gravelines.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Baron de Gravelines

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Baron de Gravelines

How Winery Baron de Gravelines wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or minced meatballs with laughing cow.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Baron de Gravelines

  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Baron de Gravelines.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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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.

News about Winery Baron de Gravelines and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur: first impressions

There’s no doubt that 2021 was a challenging vintage. Most explanatory statements or technical sheets handed out over the past few weeks have mentioned the unfavourable, oft disastrous weather conditions, the sometimes very low and disheartening yields and the slightly varied or unusual blends on offer in 2021. Difficulties faced by vignerons both inside and outside of the cellar have been explained in detail as has the raft of highly important decisions needed be made throughout the year, ...

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.