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 samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or chicken with green olives.
Historic cradle of Bordeaux wine, left bank south of the city. Structured reds on siliceous gravel: firm cassis-laden Cabernet Sauvignon, velvety Merlot, perfumed Cabernet Franc, signature notes of black fruit, smoke, graphite and cigar box. Elegant dry whites blending Sauvignon (citrus, boxwood, freshness) and Sémillon (wax, honey, richness with ageing), among Bordeaux's longest-lived. Also sweet Graves Supérieures.
5,000 ha, 75% red. Pessac-Léognan split off in 1987.
How Château Léhoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., pasta with merguez or rabbit with onions and mustard.
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.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
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 tuna catalan style, hake with small shrimps for cookeo or quick chocolate fudge cake.
Barrels of 220 to 225 litres. The toasting of the barrel to bend the staves (curved boards used to make the barrels) can vary according to the coopers and the demand. A gentle and slow toasting has little effect on the aromas. On the other hand, a strong toasting gives aromas of coffee or cocoa which will influence the taste of the wine. A wine barrel has already been aged for a year and has less impact on the wine than a new barrel.
How Château Léhoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of quiche with mixed vegetables, spinach and goat cheese quiche or fresh pasta.
On the nose the white wine of Château Léhoul. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
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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Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
