The Château Tour des Graves of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux

Château Tour des Graves
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 32 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Tour des Graves is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour des Graves wines

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

The top pink wines of Château Tour des Graves

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Tour des Graves

How Château Tour des Graves wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The "little Switzerland of the Gironde" on the right bank (north of Bordeaux facing the Médoc): signature Merlot reigns in reds — fleshy and gourmand with black cherry, blackberry, plum, blackcurrant and a sweet-spice touch, velvety tannins. Distinctive feature: Côt (Malbec), a renowned local grape giving colour, structure and personality — the only Bordeaux AOC to vinify it solo. Cabernet Sauvignon complements. Ageing 5-10 years.

AOC (1936), clay-limestone hills over the Gironde.

The top white wines of Château Tour des Graves

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Tour des Graves

How Château Tour des Graves wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pigeon with bacon and mushrooms, spinach and goat cheese quiche or buckwheat pancakes filled with egg, cheese and ham.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Tour des Graves.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Gris

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.

The top red wines of Château Tour des Graves

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tour des Graves

How Château Tour des Graves wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef kidney, lamb colombo or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tour des Graves

On the nose the red wine of Château Tour des Graves. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tour des Graves. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tour des Graves

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Tour des Graves.

  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Confit

Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon Gris

Aromatic, full-bodied dry whites with a pale golden, slightly rosy color, ample palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of candied citrus, exotic fruits (mango, passion fruit), white peach, white flowers and subtle herbaceous notes (boxwood), more discreet than sauvignon blanc. Minor component in Bordeaux Blanc, Pessac-Léognan and Graves AOC blends, dry and sweet. Grey-skinned mutation of sauvignon blanc, indigenous to Bordeaux.

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