The Château Carbon d'Artigues of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Carbon d'Artigues - 333 Graves Rouge
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 303 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Carbon d'Artigues 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 Carbon d'Artigues wines

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

The top red wines of Château Carbon d'Artigues

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Carbon d'Artigues

How Château Carbon d'Artigues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or wild boar stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Carbon d'Artigues

On the nose the red wine of Château Carbon d'Artigues. often reveals types of flavors of black currant, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Carbon d'Artigues. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Carbon d'Artigues

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Carbon d'Artigues.

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

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 Carbon d'Artigues

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Carbon d'Artigues

How Château Carbon d'Artigues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or home-made white pudding.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Carbon d'Artigues

On the nose the white wine of Château Carbon d'Artigues. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Carbon d'Artigues. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Carbon d'Artigues

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Carbon d'Artigues.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sauvignon Gris

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Carbon d'Artigues

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 Carbon d'Artigues.

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 Carbon d'Artigues and wines from the region

Haut-Brion 2021 released: latest en primeur reaction

Haut-Brion 2021 released en primeur Château Haut-Brion 2021 was released en primeur at the same price as fellow First Growths Mouton Rothschild and Margaux – €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on last year’s release, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. With an offer price of £5,100 (12x75cl in bond), data from both Liv-ex and analyst group Wine Lister suggested the new release was broadly in-line or slightly under current market prices for several recent vintages. Châtea ...

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 ...

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The word of the wine: Double magnum (or Marie-Jeanne)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.