The Château Pontet la Graviere of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Pontet la Graviere
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Labuzan.
It is ranked in the top 251 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Pontet la Graviere is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Pontet la Graviere wines

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

The top red wines of Château Pontet la Graviere

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Pontet la Graviere

How Château Pontet la Graviere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, lamb meatballs with mint or duck stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Pontet la Graviere

On the nose the red wine of Château Pontet la Graviere. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Pontet la Graviere. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Pontet la Graviere

  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.42/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Pontet la Graviere.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • 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.

The top white wines of Château Pontet la Graviere

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Pontet la Graviere

How Château Pontet la Graviere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sausages with kale, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or chicken fillets with mustard and cream.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Pontet la Graviere.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Pontet la Graviere

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 Pontet la Graviere.

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.

News about Château Pontet la Graviere and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...

Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...

The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.