The Château Villefranche is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Villefranche wines in Graves among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Villefranche 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 Villefranche wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Villefranche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baeckeoffe, veal cutlets with savoy tomme or rabbit à la lorientaise.
On the nose the red wine of Château Villefranche. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, earthy or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of coffee, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Villefranche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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 Villefranche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of smoked salmon burger - chive cream, pasta with scampi or the coughing cat's apple crumble.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château Villefranche. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or vanilla. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Villefranche. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
How Château Villefranche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or gratin of coquillettes with ham.
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
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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.
