The Château la Grolet of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux

Château la Grolet - Côtes de Bourg
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Boussuet-Hubert.
It is ranked in the top 47 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château la Grolet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château la Grolet wines

Looking for the best Château la Grolet wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château la Grolet 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 la Grolet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château la Grolet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château la Grolet

How Château la Grolet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, escalope cordon bleu or duck breast with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château la Grolet

On the nose the red wine of Château la Grolet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, prune or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of licorice, blueberry or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château la Grolet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château la Grolet

  • 2005With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château la Grolet.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.

In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château la Grolet

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Bourg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château la Grolet.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

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The word of the wine: Grafting

A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.

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