The Château Léhoul is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Léhoul wines in Graves among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Léhoul 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 Léhoul wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Léhoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with vongoles (flat clams), nanie's diced ham quiche or ham croquette with purée.
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 Léhoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, daniel's algerian couscous or duck legs with honey.
On the nose the red wine of Château Léhoul. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Léhoul. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Château Léhoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sun burger, curried mouclade à la charentaise or plain cupcakes.
Action of periodically filling barrels containing wine, in order to offset evaporation and maintain a maximum level. The topping up allows to avoid the phenomenon of oxidation.
How Château Léhoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of endives with ham, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or fricadella.
On the nose the white wine of Château Léhoul. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
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.
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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.
