The Château Prieuré Lagrave of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Prieuré Lagrave
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 916 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Prieuré Lagrave is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Prieuré Lagrave wines

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

The top red wines of Château Prieuré Lagrave

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Prieuré Lagrave

How Château Prieuré Lagrave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, eggplant moussaka with lamb or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Prieuré Lagrave

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Prieuré Lagrave

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 Prieuré Lagrave.

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 Prieuré Lagrave and wines from the region

The Morey Saint Denis 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 Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

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-Serrières, 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/BourgogneW ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Sulphating

Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.