The Château des Places of Graves of Bordeaux

Château des Places
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Reynaud.
It is ranked in the top 223 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

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.

Top Château des Places wines

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.

The top white wines of Château des Places

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château des Places

How Château des Places wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château des Places

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

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 des Places

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château des Places

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 shepherd's pie (quebec!), breaded veal cutlets or duck legs confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château des Places

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.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château des Places

  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château des Places

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château des Places

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 kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), wild boar, roe deer or doe leg or cancoillotte (made from metton).

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

  • Grenache
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Flowable

A supple, easy-drinking wine with little consistency in the mouth.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château des Places

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 des Places.

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 des Places and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

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-Uchizy, 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/BourgogneWine ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

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-Charnay-les-Mâcon, 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/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Flowable

A supple, easy-drinking wine with little consistency in the mouth.