The Château Les Graves de Loirac of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Les Graves de Loirac
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 1226 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Les Graves de Loirac is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Les Graves de Loirac wines

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

The top red wines of Château Les Graves de Loirac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Les Graves de Loirac

How Château Les Graves de Loirac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, lamb tagine with prunes or old-fashioned venison stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Les Graves de Loirac

On the nose the red wine of Château Les Graves de Loirac. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Les Graves de Loirac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Les Graves de Loirac

  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Les Graves de Loirac.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Les Graves de Loirac and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Smoked white

See sauvignon.