The Château Gravas of Sauternes of Bordeaux

Château Gravas
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 39 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Gravas is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Gravas wines

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

The top white wines of Château Gravas

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Gravas

How Château Gravas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon steak on a bed of leeks, rice with shrimps and onions or cheese cake (white cheese cake) inratable.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Gravas

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Sémillon
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Sauternes

Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.

Chateau d'Yquem premier cru superieur.

The top red wines of Château Gravas

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Gravas

How Château Gravas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, country-style snow peas or duck breast in a crust.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Gravas

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.

The top sweet wines of Château Gravas

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Gravas

How Château Gravas wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tarte tatin or chicken fillets with gorgonzola.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Gravas

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Gravas. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Gravas. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Gravas

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Gravas.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Double magnum (or Marie-Jeanne)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.