The Château Les Grauzils of South West
The Château Les Grauzils is one of the best wineries to follow in Sud-Ouest.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of South West to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Les Grauzils wines in South West among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Les Grauzils 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 Les Grauzils wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Les Grauzils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, tunisian macaroni or garbure landaise.
On the nose the red wine of Château Les Grauzils. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Les Grauzils. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.
This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.
How Château Les Grauzils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of puchero, coral lentil dahl or three-cheese pie (beaufort, comté, emmental).
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.
How Château Les Grauzils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, baked sardines with garlic or salmon and goat cheese quiche.
A wine rich in alcohol whose power is expressed by an alcoholic nose and a burning sensation in the mouth.
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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.
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Old vines from Western Australia’s Swan Valley will be protected in the soon-to-be launched Swan Valley Old Vine Charter (OVC). More than 20 wineries from this historic region, a 30-minute drive from the state capital of Perth, are participating. The programme will see grapevines from 35 to 125 years of age registered and preserved. Participating wineries include Talijancich Wines, Nikola Estate, John Kosovich Wines, Mandoon Estate and Sandalford Wines. While the vines are predominantly Shiraz, ...
A wine rich in alcohol whose power is expressed by an alcoholic nose and a burning sensation in the mouth.