Château de CourbonGraves Sec
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Graves Sec from the Château de Courbon
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Graves Sec of Château de Courbon in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Graves Sec
Pairings that work perfectly with Graves Sec
Original food and wine pairings with Graves Sec
The Graves Sec of Château de Courbon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fashion, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or duck with orange.
Details and technical informations about Château de Courbon's Graves Sec.
Discover the grape variety: Sultanine
Seedless table grape variety with long bunches, golden berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, with a sweet, fresh flavour. Very productive. Grown worldwide (California, Turkey, Iran, Australia, Chile) for fresh consumption, dried raisins (sultanas) and sometimes for neutral white wines. Also known as Thompson Seedless in the United States. One of the oldest cultivated table grape varieties, probably originating from Turkey or Iran.
Informations about the Château de Courbon
The Château de Courbon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Graves
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.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Malvasia
Name given locally to various grape varieties, notably pinot gris (Pays nantais) and vermentino (Provence and Corsica).
