The Château Durand-Bayle of Graves de Vayres of Bordeaux

Château Durand-Bayle
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Michel Gonet.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves de Vayres in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Durand-Bayle is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Graves de Vayres to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Durand-Bayle wines

Looking for the best Château Durand-Bayle wines in Graves de Vayres among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Durand-Bayle 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 Durand-Bayle wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Durand-Bayle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Durand-Bayle

How Château Durand-Bayle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fashion, provencal veal tendrons or wild boar ragout with kriek.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Durand-Bayle

In the mouth the red wine of Château Durand-Bayle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Durand-Bayle

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Durand-Bayle.

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

Discovering the wine region of Graves de Vayres

Bordeaux AOC in Entre-Deux-Mers (~700 ha, communes Vayres and Arveyres, quaternary graves): Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon reign in reds — soft and velvety profile with solid but supple tannic structure, aromas of raspberry and fresh cherry, 3-6 years ageing. Semillon (70%) and Sauvignon in balanced and lively dry whites with fruity and floral bouquet. Semillon in late-harvest sweet whites. Accessible wines.

The top white wines of Château Durand-Bayle

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Durand-Bayle

How Château Durand-Bayle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of the garbure, quiche lorraine or tuna nuggets.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Durand-Bayle.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.

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Planning a wine route in the of Graves de Vayres? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Durand-Bayle.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.