Winery Jean DegavesGraves Supérieures Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Graves Supérieures Moelleux of Winery Jean Degaves in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.
Food and wine pairings with Graves Supérieures Moelleux
Pairings that work perfectly with Graves Supérieures Moelleux
Original food and wine pairings with Graves Supérieures Moelleux
The Graves Supérieures Moelleux of Winery Jean Degaves matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon blanquette, mi sao or pancakes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Degaves's Graves Supérieures Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Esganoso de Castelo de Paiva
Lively, fresh whites to drink young, with a pale golden colour, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and signature aromas of pronounced citrus (lemon), green apple and fresh herbal notes. Tense, thirst-quenching profile. Occasionally used in local blends of the Vinho Verde DOC, it is a heritage witness of the ancient grape varieties of the Minho. Rare Portuguese white variety from the Paiva sub-region.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Graves Supérieures Moelleux from Winery Jean Degaves are 2013, 2012
Informations about the Winery Jean Degaves
The Winery Jean Degaves is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Graves Supérieures to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Graves Supérieures
Bordeaux AOC dedicated to medium-sweet wines (~340 ha south of Bordeaux left bank, ~13,500 hl/year, gravelly soils): Sémillon majority signature (85%) in medium-sweet white king with Sauvignon and Muscadelle — amber-gold robe, complex bouquet of candied fruits, citrus, mango and candied apricot, dense and round texture, sugar-acidity balance preserved. Hand-harvested overripe grapes, 10-year ageing.
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: Cordial
Said of a warm, heady wine. Also used to describe wines and spirits with allegedly therapeutic properties.
