The Château du Coureau is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château du Coureau wines in Graves among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Coureau 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 du Coureau wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château du Coureau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, sauté of lamb or duck parmentier with ceps.
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 du Coureau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of rice with tuna and tomato, sea sauerkraut with white wine or tiramisu (original recipe).
On the nose the white wine of Château du Coureau. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, leather or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château du Coureau. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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 du Coureau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, veal cutlets au gratin or rabbit in sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Château du Coureau. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, vanilla or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Coureau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Lack of water. Water stress blocks the vegetative cycle of the vine, which uses all available resources to maintain the integrity of the plant, thus blocking the ripening process of the grapes.
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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.
