Grande Caves d'AlbretCuvée Spéciale du Baron d'Albert Graves
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale du Baron d'Albert Graves
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale du Baron d'Albert Graves
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale du Baron d'Albert Graves
The Cuvée Spéciale du Baron d'Albert Graves of Grande Caves d'Albret matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey, quiche lorraine or chicken with olives in a couscousier.
Details and technical informations about Grande Caves d'Albret's Cuvée Spéciale du Baron d'Albert Graves.
Discover the grape variety: Prieto Picudo Tinto
Intensely coloured, fresh reds with a deep purple robe, firm tannins and a taut palate with marked acidity. Signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spice, violet and floral notes. A distinctive, identity-driven variety. Star of the Tierra de León DO, it excels as a single variety, producing unique reds from Castile-León. A native black grape of Spain's León province in Castile-León.
Informations about the Grande Caves d'Albret
The Grande Caves d'Albret is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Graves
Historic cradle of Bordeaux wine, left bank south of the city. Structured reds on siliceous gravel: firm cassis-laden Cabernet Sauvignon, velvety Merlot, perfumed Cabernet Franc, signature notes of black fruit, smoke, graphite and cigar box. Elegant dry whites blending Sauvignon (citrus, boxwood, freshness) and Sémillon (wax, honey, richness with ageing), among Bordeaux's longest-lived. Also sweet Graves Supérieures.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
