The Château Petit Mouta of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Petit Mouta
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 443 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Petit Mouta is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Petit Mouta wines

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

The top red wines of Château Petit Mouta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Petit Mouta

How Château Petit Mouta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, lamb garam massala or conejo al ajillo (spain).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Petit Mouta

On the nose the red wine of Château Petit Mouta. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Petit Mouta. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Petit Mouta

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.39/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.35/5

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

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

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 white wines of Château Petit Mouta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Petit Mouta

How Château Petit Mouta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of rabbit stew the old fashioned way, spinach and goat cheese quiche or violet omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Petit Mouta

On the nose the white wine of Château Petit Mouta. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Petit Mouta. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Petit Mouta

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Petit Mouta

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 Petit Mouta.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Petit Mouta and wines from the region

Group of Bordeaux vignerons launches Pirate wine union

The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...

Haut-Brion 2021 released: latest en primeur reaction

Haut-Brion 2021 released en primeur Château Haut-Brion 2021 was released en primeur at the same price as fellow First Growths Mouton Rothschild and Margaux – €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on last year’s release, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. With an offer price of £5,100 (12x75cl in bond), data from both Liv-ex and analyst group Wine Lister suggested the new release was broadly in-line or slightly under current market prices for several recent vintages. Châtea ...

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

The word of the wine: Ampélographie

Study of the vine, and more particularly the grape varieties.