The Château Elixir de Gravaillac of Bordeaux

Château Elixir de Gravaillac
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 8613 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Château Elixir de Gravaillac is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Elixir de Gravaillac wines

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

The top white wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

How Château Elixir de Gravaillac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche, quiche without eggs or chicken colombo (west indies).

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines made from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites that challenge the best of Burgundy (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the Sweet, botrytised nectars of Sauternes. Although Bordeaux is most famous for its wines produced in specific districts or communes, many of its wines fall under other, broader appellations. These include AOC Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur and Crémant de Bordeaux.

The Bordeaux Red appellation represents more than a third of the total production. The official Bordeaux wine region extends 130 kilometres inland from the Atlantic coast. 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2018, a figure that has remained largely constant over the previous decade. However, the number of winegrowers has consolidated; in 2018 there were around 6,000, compared to 9,000 a decade earlier.

The top sweet wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

How Château Elixir de Gravaillac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sea bream with white wine, chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country) or real chocolate cake.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

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.

The top pink wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

How Château Elixir de Gravaillac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of natural breton lobster, cream and tuna quiche or stuffed peppers.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Balsamic

Aromas reminiscent of balsam, resin, incense, but also vanilla or liquorice wood.

The top red wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

How Château Elixir de Gravaillac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, roast veal with chanterelles and cream or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

In the mouth the red wine of Château Elixir de Gravaillac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac

  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.37/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Elixir de Gravaillac.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Elixir de Gravaillac

Planning a wine route in the of Bordeaux? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Elixir de Gravaillac.

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 Elixir de Gravaillac and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

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-Serrières, 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 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

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-Prissé, 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/BourgogneWine ...

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

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 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Balsamic

Aromas reminiscent of balsam, resin, incense, but also vanilla or liquorice wood.