The Château Le Sens of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Le Sens
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 810 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Le Sens is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Le Sens wines

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

The top pink wines of Château Le Sens

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Le Sens

How Château Le Sens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, lebanese lamb meatball or old-fashioned pork roll.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Le Sens.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

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 Le Sens

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Le Sens

How Château Le Sens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), duck breast with red fruits or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Le Sens

In the mouth the red wine of Château Le Sens. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Le Sens

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Le Sens.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • 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.

The top sweet wines of Château Le Sens

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Le Sens

How Château Le Sens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Oxidized

Altered by oxidation.

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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 Le Sens.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Château Le Sens and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

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-Bussières, 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/BourgogneW ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

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-Pierreclos, 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 ...

The word of the wine: Oxidized

Altered by oxidation.

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