The Château l'Alezan of Graves of Bordeaux

Château l'Alezan
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 382 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château l'Alezan is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château l'Alezan wines

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

The top red wines of Château l'Alezan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château l'Alezan

How Château l'Alezan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed zucchini or spaghetti all 'amatriciana.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château l'Alezan

On the nose the red wine of Château l'Alezan. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château l'Alezan

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château l'Alezan.

  • Cinsault
  • Gamay
  • Carignan

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.

The top white wines of Château l'Alezan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château l'Alezan

How Château l'Alezan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château l'Alezan

On the nose the white wine of Château l'Alezan. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, orange or honey and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château l'Alezan

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château l'Alezan.

  • Roussanne

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The top sparkling wines of Château l'Alezan

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château l'Alezan

How Château l'Alezan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of pasta with shrimp or chocolate mousse.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château l'Alezan.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.

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Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

News about Château l'Alezan and wines from the region

Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know

When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...

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 ...

Haut-Brion 2021 released: latest en primeur reaction

Haut-Brion 2021 released en primeur Château Haut-Brion 2021 was released en primeur at the same price as fellow First Growths Mouton Rothschild and Margaux – €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on last year’s release, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. With an offer price of £5,100 (12x75cl in bond), data from both Liv-ex and analyst group Wine Lister suggested the new release was broadly in-line or slightly under current market prices for several recent vintages. Châtea ...

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.