The Winery Mont Gravet of Gascogne of South West

Winery Mont Gravet - Cabernet - Merlot
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 40 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gascogne in the region of South West
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The Winery Mont Gravet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mont Gravet wines

Looking for the best Winery Mont Gravet wines in Gascogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mont Gravet 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 Winery Mont Gravet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Mont Gravet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mont Gravet

How Winery Mont Gravet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, lamb tagine with dried fruits or rabbit in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mont Gravet

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mont Gravet. often reveals types of flavors of butter, tobacco or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, dark fruit or fig. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mont Gravet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mont Gravet

  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Mont Gravet.

  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Gascogne

Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.

The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.

The top white wines of Winery Mont Gravet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mont Gravet

How Winery Mont Gravet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of capellini with vegetables, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or spicy crispy chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mont Gravet

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mont Gravet. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, lime zest or stone and sometimes also flavors of cheese, stone fruit or honey. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Mont Gravet. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mont Gravet

  • 2019With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Mont Gravet.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Colombard

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 pink wines of Winery Mont Gravet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Mont Gravet

How Winery Mont Gravet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pasta such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, pasta gratin with mortau sausage or smoked salmon pasta gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Mont Gravet

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Mont Gravet. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, lemon or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Mont Gravet. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Mont Gravet

  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Mont Gravet.

  • Cinsault
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Smell

A generic term for both unpleasant and pleasant odours known as perfumes. In the world of tasting, the term aroma is more commonly used.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Mont Gravet

Planning a wine route in the of Gascogne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Mont Gravet.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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The word of the wine: Smell

A generic term for both unpleasant and pleasant odours known as perfumes. In the world of tasting, the term aroma is more commonly used.