The Château du Maine of Graves of Bordeaux

Château du Maine
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 873 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château du Maine is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Maine wines

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

The top red wines of Château du Maine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Maine

How Château du Maine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of provencal stew, lamb mouse with figs and grapes or duck sleeves in cider.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Maine

On the nose the red wine of Château du Maine. often reveals types of flavors of violet, leather or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Maine. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Maine

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château du Maine

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 du Maine.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château du Maine and wines from the region

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The word of the wine: Fade

Wine lacking in sapidity, flat, soft and without character.