Château Gravelines - Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon

Château GravelinesCarrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon

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The Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Château Gravelines is a red wine from the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from the Château Gravelines

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Château Gravelines in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Château Gravelines's Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500
Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2015
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2014
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2013
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2012
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2011
In the top 100 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Carrat Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from Château Gravelines are 2011, 2012, 2016, 2013 and 2015.

Informations about the Château Gravelines

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes de Bordeaux in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Gravelines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 75000 of of France wines
In the top 200 of of Côtes de Bordeaux wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
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The wine region of Côtes de Bordeaux

The Côtes de Bordeaux appellation was created in 2009 to merge four existing appellations used in the Bordeaux region of France. These four appellations are The Premières Côtes de Blaye, Côtes de Castillon, Côtes de Francs and the red wines of the Cadillac region. The latter were previously under the appellation Premières Côtes de Bordeaux. The changes were a commercially motivated decision, intended to create unity between these important but lesser known appellations.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Removal of shoes

In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.

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