The Domaine des Gravalous of Cahors of South West

Domaine des Gravalous - Cahors
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 286 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West
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The Domaine des Gravalous is one of the best wineries to follow in Cahors.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Gravalous wines

Looking for the best Domaine des Gravalous wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Gravalous 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 Domaine des Gravalous wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine des Gravalous

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Gravalous

How Domaine des Gravalous wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, shoulder of lamb boulangère or mediterranean cake with parmesan and coppa gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine des Gravalous

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine des Gravalous. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Gravalous

  • 2012With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine des Gravalous.

  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top white wines of Domaine des Gravalous

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine des Gravalous

How Domaine des Gravalous wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of whiskey paupiettes, sea bass in mustard and rosemary wrappers or magic cake cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine des Gravalous.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Domaine des Gravalous

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine des Gravalous

How Domaine des Gravalous wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, couscous from the sea or golden apple and bacon gratin with spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine des Gravalous

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine des Gravalous.

  • Malbec

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Perception of the aromas in the mouth by the retro-nasal way.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Gravalous

Planning a wine route in the of Cahors? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine des Gravalous.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Domaine des Gravalous and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for

With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices.  Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...

Laggan Bay whisky distillery to open on Islay

Plans have been approved for what will become Islay’s 12th Scotch malt whisky distillery. Laggan Bay is set to be developed by whisky bottlers and brewers The Islay Boys, in association with Ian Macleod Distillers. Argyll and Bute Council has granted planning permission for the distillery, which The Islay Boys said will produce ‘a traditional, double-distillation Islay whisky’, at Glenegedale in Laggan Bay, close to the island’s airport. The new development, on a two-hectare site, will also incl ...

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Perception of the aromas in the mouth by the retro-nasal way.

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