The Château Barbe d'Or of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Barbe d'Or
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 392 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Barbe d'Or is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Barbe d'Or wines

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

The top red wines of Château Barbe d'Or

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Barbe d'Or

How Château Barbe d'Or wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, osso buco with mushrooms or potjevlesch (northern france).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Barbe d'Or

On the nose the red wine of Château Barbe d'Or. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Barbe d'Or. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Barbe d'Or

  • 2010With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.32/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Barbe d'Or.

  • 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 pink wines of Château Barbe d'Or

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Barbe d'Or

How Château Barbe d'Or wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cornish pasties, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or gloom and doom.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Barbe d'Or

  • 2010With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Barbe d'Or.

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

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top white wines of Château Barbe d'Or

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Barbe d'Or

How Château Barbe d'Or 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 steaks with lemon and shallot sauce, easy seafood gratin or pancakes.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Barbe d'Or

  • 2010With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Barbe d'Or.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Grey (wine)

Wine obtained by vinifying white grapes with coloured skin (black or grey), by direct pressing, without maceration. It is a rosé with very little colour.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Barbe d'Or

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 Barbe d'Or.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Barbe d'Or and wines from the region

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

An overview of Irancy appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of the magnificient vineyard of Irancy. Forgotten for too long, this appellation in back on the front of the scene. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/​​ #BourgogneWines​​ #VinsBourgogne​​ #Iranc ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Grey (wine)

Wine obtained by vinifying white grapes with coloured skin (black or grey), by direct pressing, without maceration. It is a rosé with very little colour.