The Château Crabitey of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Crabitey
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 284 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Crabitey is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Crabitey wines

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

The top white wines of Château Crabitey

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Crabitey

How Château Crabitey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or chicken wrap.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Crabitey

On the nose the white wine of Château Crabitey. often reveals types of flavors of gooseberry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château Crabitey. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Crabitey

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

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 red wines of Château Crabitey

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Crabitey

How Château Crabitey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, osso bucco of lamb or rabbit legs with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Crabitey

On the nose the red wine of Château Crabitey. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cedar or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Crabitey. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Crabitey

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Crabitey

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 Crabitey.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

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.

News about Château Crabitey and wines from the region

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Second wine

In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".