The Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille of Bordeaux Supérieur of Bordeaux

Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux Supérieur in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille wines

Looking for the best Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille 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 Gravieres de la Brandille wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille

How Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel or whole duck casserole with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille

On the nose the red wine of Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille. often reveals types of flavors of earth, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or black cherries. In the mouth the red wine of Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.55/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.

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Planning a wine route in the of Bordeaux Supérieur? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Les Gravieres de la Brandille.

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 Les Gravieres de la Brandille and wines from the region

Are Bordeaux and Napa close to ‘tipping point’ on global warming? – Study

Writing in the Oeno One journal, researchers said climate data showed a significant increase in average growing season temperatures in both Napa and Bordeaux, particularly since the 1980s. So far the warmer conditions have generally contributed to better average wine quality, noted the authors, from the University of Bordeaux’s ISVV Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin and UC Davis. Yet, they questioned how long this would continue. The authors said: ‘In Napa and Bordeaux, viticulture has ...

Château Peyrabon in Bordeaux gets new owner

BCAP, a group controlled by the Castéja family, has agreed to acquire Château Peyrabon and Château La Fleur Peyrabon from Millésima, a subsidiary of the Bernard family, a joint-statement by both families said. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Peyrabon, in Haut-Médoc, was ranked as a ‘Supérieur’ estate in the Cru Bourgeois 2020 classification, which saw the ranking return to a three-tier system. ‘Supérieur’ is above standard Cru Bourgeois level but below ‘Exceptionnel’. Millésima and the Bern ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Tired

Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.