The Château Menota of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Menota - Barsac
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 81 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Menota is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Menota wines

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

The top sweet wines of Château Menota

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Menota

How Château Menota wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble, fennel tatin with blue cheese or cucumber pie.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Menota

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Menota. often reveals types of flavors of honey, cheese or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or red fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Menota. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Menota

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Menota.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscadelle

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 red wines of Château Menota

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Menota

How Château Menota wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), rolled lamb shoulder with herbs or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Menota

In the mouth the red wine of Château Menota. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Menota

  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top white wines of Château Menota

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Menota

How Château Menota wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or christmas stuffed capon.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Menota

  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Menota.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

The word of the wine: Bergeron

See roussanne.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Menota

Planning a wine route in the of Graves? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Menota.

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 Menota and wines from the region

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...

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 ...

Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...

The word of the wine: Bergeron

See roussanne.