The Château Gravade of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Gravade - Le Moulin des Nonnes Cuvée Inès Minervois Blanc
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 191 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Gravade is one of the best wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Gravade wines

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

The top white wines of Château Gravade

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Gravade

How Château Gravade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of phad thai (thai style fried noodles), ham and comté quiche or breton galette with buckwheat flour.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Gravade

  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Roussanne
  • Moscato
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Minervois

Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Together with the rarer Lledoner Pelut (or Lladoner Pelut), they must make up at least 60% of the blend. Carignan and Cinsaut are Part of the supporting wines that can represent 40% of the blend. The white wines of the appellation vary considerably in quality and style. They are made from the grape varieties Vermentino, Roussanne, Marsanne, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc.

The top red wines of Château Gravade

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Gravade

How Château Gravade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, pasta with arrabiata or roast veal orloff.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Gravade

On the nose the red wine of Château Gravade. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of oaky, microbio or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Gravade. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Gravade

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.22/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Gravade

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château Gravade and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.