The Château Prieure-Les-Tours of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Prieure-Les-Tours
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 221 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

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

Top Château Prieure-Les-Tours wines

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

The top white wines of Château Prieure-Les-Tours

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Prieure-Les-Tours

How Château Prieure-Les-Tours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of stuffed peppers, zucchini quiche or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Prieure-Les-Tours.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

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 Prieure-Les-Tours

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Prieure-Les-Tours

How Château Prieure-Les-Tours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, pasta with merguez or duck breast in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Prieure-Les-Tours

On the nose the red wine of Château Prieure-Les-Tours. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château Prieure-Les-Tours. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Prieure-Les-Tours

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Prieure-Les-Tours.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Prieure-Les-Tours

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 Prieure-Les-Tours.

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 Prieure-Les-Tours and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

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-Bray, 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/BourgogneWines/ ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

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The word of the wine: Natural sweet wine

Wine obtained by mutage with wine alcohol of the must in the course of fermentation, from the Muscat, Grenache, Macabeu and Malvoisie grape varieties, and corresponding to strict conditions of production, richness and elaboration.