Château le LauGraves de Vayres
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Graves de Vayres from the Château le Lau
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Graves de Vayres of Château le Lau in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Graves de Vayres
Pairings that work perfectly with Graves de Vayres
Original food and wine pairings with Graves de Vayres
The Graves de Vayres of Château le Lau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, lamb chops with tarragon cream or rabbit with basquaise sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château le Lau's Graves de Vayres.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Graves de Vayres from Château le Lau are 2007, 2014, 2002, 2015 and 2004.
Informations about the Château le Lau
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The wine region of Graves de Vayres
The wine region of Graves de Vayres is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château du Petit Puch or the Domaine Louis Eschenauer produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Graves de Vayres are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Graves de Vayres often reveals types of flavors of oaky, honey or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, licorice or black cherries.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
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The word of the wine: Sulphur
An antiseptic and antioxidant substance known since antiquity, probably already used by the Romans. But it was only in modern times that its use was rediscovered. It will allow a better conservation of the wine and thus favour its export. Sulphur also gave the 18th century winegrower the possibility of extending the maceration period without fearing that the wine would turn sour and thus go from dark rosé wines to the red wines of today. Excessive sulphur, on the other hand, kills happiness, paralysing the aromas and causing headaches.
