The Château La Grave of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château La Grave
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 270 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Grave is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Grave wines

Looking for the best Château La Grave wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Grave 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 La Grave wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château La Grave

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château La Grave

How Château La Grave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, quiche without pastry or moroccan chicken tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château La Grave

In the mouth the white wine of Château La Grave. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château La Grave

  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château La Grave.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

The top red wines of Château La Grave

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Grave

How Château La Grave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, braised veal heart with carrots or duck legs with confit potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Grave

On the nose the red wine of Château La Grave. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Grave. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Grave

  • 2016With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Grave.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château La Grave

Planning a wine route in the of Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château La Grave.

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 La Grave and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

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-Montbellet, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

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 Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Malic (acid)

An acid that occurs naturally in many wines and is transformed into lactic acid during malolactic fermentation.