The Château Magneau of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Magneau - Classic Graves
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 182 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Magneau is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Magneau wines

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

The top red wines of Château Magneau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Magneau

How Château Magneau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Magneau

On the nose the red wine of Château Magneau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Magneau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Magneau

  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

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 white wines of Château Magneau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Magneau

How Château Magneau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, quiche without eggs or ham croquette with purée.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Magneau

On the nose the white wine of Château Magneau. often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or nectarine and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Château Magneau. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Magneau

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Magneau

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 Magneau.

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Château Magneau and wines from the region

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Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

The word of the wine: Size

Cutting of shoots to regulate and balance the growth of the vine in order to control productivity.