The Château Galès of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Galès - Graves Blanc
The winery offers 2 different wines
3.4
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 650 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Galès is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Galès wines

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

The top white wines of Château Galès

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Galès

How Château Galès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta carbonara, nanie's diced ham quiche or spicy crispy chicken.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

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.

The top red wines of Château Galès

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Galès

How Château Galès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of lamb, lamb meatballs with mint or venison stew to be prepared the day before.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Galès

On the nose the red wine of Château Galès. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, green apple or lemon and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Galès

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

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 Galès

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 Galès.

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 Galès and wines from the region

EPI purchases Super Tuscan producer Isole e Olena

The De Marchi family established the 56ha estate back in 1956, and it is now firmly established as one of the region’s leading producers. Isole e Olena played a key role in reviving the quality of Chianti in the 1970s, and its flagship wine – Cepparello, a barrique-aged Sangiovese from old vines – is regarded as one of the original Super Tuscans. A Piedmont lawyer called Francesco De Marchi founded the business, but his visionary son – Paulo De Marchi – has driven its rise to prominence. He is r ...

Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know

When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: July 2022

Inside the Decanter magazine July 2022 issue: FEATURES Fuller-bodied rosés: proud to be pink, Elizabeth Gabay MW Can rosé wines really age?, Elizabeth Gabay MW 10 reasons to drink English sparkling wine, Susy Atkins Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers, Chris Losh Piedmont Nebbiolo guide: the latest releases, Aldo Fiordelli Winemaker profile: Sam Kaplan, Jonathan Cristaldi in Napa Valley LEARNING Wine wisdom: Expert tips to help you on your journey through wine Read the new issue in full ...

The word of the wine: Glycerol

Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.