Château La Grave - Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont

Château La GraveCuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont of Château La Grave is a white wine from the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont from the Château La Grave

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont of Château La Grave in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Château La Grave's Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Béni carlo

This grape variety is widely cultivated in Spain under the name béni carlo. It was introduced into the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Narbonne around 1870.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont from Château La Grave are 2012

Informations about the Château La Grave

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Croix-du-Mont in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Grave is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 2500 of of Saint-Croix-du-Mont wines
In the top 150000 of white wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont

The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Water stress

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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