The Château Caillivet of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Caillivet
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 396 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Caillivet is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Caillivet wines

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

The top red wines of Château Caillivet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Caillivet

How Château Caillivet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of korean bibimbap, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or potjevleesch.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Caillivet

On the nose the red wine of Château Caillivet. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Caillivet

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.34/5

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

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

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 white wines of Château Caillivet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Caillivet

How Château Caillivet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon à la plancha with vegetables, seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou or ultra-fast and yet so light....

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

  • 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.

The top pink wines of Château Caillivet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Caillivet

How Château Caillivet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, chiche kebab in armenian or roast pork orloff.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Caillivet.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Hairy Grenache

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Caillivet

Planning a wine route in the of Graves? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Caillivet.

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.