The Château Graville-Lacoste of Graves of Bordeaux

Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain

3.9

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is ranked in the top 108 of the estates of Bordeaux.

It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Graville-Lacoste is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Graville-Lacoste wines

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

The top white wines of Château Graville-Lacoste

Graves BlancChâteau Graville-Lacoste

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Graville-Lacoste

How Château Graville-Lacoste wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or basque chicken with chorizo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Graville-Lacoste

On the nose the white wine of Château Graville-Lacoste. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or savory and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, gooseberry or orange blossom. In the mouth the white wine of Château Graville-Lacoste. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Graville-Lacoste

2019With an average score of 4.20/5
2018With an average score of 4.00/5
2013With an average score of 3.90/5
2012With an average score of 3.90/5
2017With an average score of 3.90/5
2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Graville-Lacoste.

Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
Muscadelle

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Graville-Lacoste

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 Graville-Lacoste.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château Graville-Lacoste and wines from the region

Decanter magazine latest issue: April 2022

Inside the April 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: South American Bordeaux blends: my top 20 Winemaking tradition informs many of South America’s top-flight reds, says Alejandro Iglesias Bordeaux 2019 in bottle Reappraising this excellent vintage, with Georgie Hindle’s selection of 27 top wines Vintage preview: southern Rhône 2020 Matt Walls’ regional round-up and pick of 40 standout wines from another hot but successful vintage South African Sauvignon Blanc: 10 top winemakers Malu Lam ...

Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated

Police ordered the evacuation of more local residents in the Landiras area yesterday (Monday 18 July), with Liber Pater’s vineyard in Graves also evacuated as firefighters continued to try to contain a large forest fire that has been burning for the past week. A ‘fog’ of fire smoke behind Liber Pater vines on Tuesday morning (19 July), said owner Loïc Pasquet, who was briefly able to return to the site. Smoke hasn’t been a problem so far, he said. Credit: Loïc Pasquet. ‘The pol ...

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: Cordial

Said of a warm, heady wine. Also used to describe wines and spirits with allegedly therapeutic properties.