The Château des Places is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château des Places wines in Graves among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château des Places 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 des Places wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château des Places wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, zucchini quiche or the chicken with rice of the mother michèle.
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.
How Château des Places wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, sliced endives with ham or rabbit with basquaise sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Château des Places. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of leather, earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château des Places. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
How Château des Places wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), aiguillette of duck normandy style or mashed potatoes with chastillon cheese.
Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.
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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.
