The Château d'Ardennes of Graves of Bordeaux

Château d'Ardennes - Graves Blanc
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Château d'Ardennes.
It is ranked in the top 183 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château d'Ardennes is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château d'Ardennes wines

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

The top white wines of Château d'Ardennes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château d'Ardennes

How Château d'Ardennes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pork roulades with cream and mushrooms, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

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 red wines of Château d'Ardennes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château d'Ardennes

How Château d'Ardennes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of lamb, couscous without couscous maker or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château d'Ardennes

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château d'Ardennes

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.70/5

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

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

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 d'Ardennes

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 d'Ardennes.

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.

News about Château d'Ardennes and wines from the region

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 ...

Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know

When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: April 2022

Inside the April 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: South American Bordeaux blends: my top 20 Winemaking tradition informs many of South America’s top-flight reds, says Alejandro Iglesias Bordeaux 2019 in bottle Reappraising this excellent vintage, with Georgie Hindle’s selection of 27 top wines Vintage preview: southern Rhône 2020 Matt Walls’ regional round-up and pick of 40 standout wines from another hot but successful vintage South African Sauvignon Blanc: 10 top winemakers Malu Lam ...

The word of the wine: Dried

Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.