The Château Rahoul of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Rahoul - Graves
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Groupe Thiénot.
It is ranked in the top 66 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Rahoul is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Rahoul wines

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

The top red wines of Château Rahoul

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Rahoul

How Château Rahoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, quick couscous or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Rahoul

On the nose the red wine of Château Rahoul. often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or cassis and sometimes also flavors of stone, mint or prune. In the mouth the red wine of Château Rahoul. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Rahoul

  • 1982With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

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 Rahoul

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Rahoul

How Château Rahoul wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pizza cone, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Rahoul

On the nose the white wine of Château Rahoul. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or honey and sometimes also flavors of hazelnut, melon or passion fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Rahoul. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Rahoul

  • 2005With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

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.

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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 Rahoul.

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.

News about Château Rahoul 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 ...

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 ...

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: Carpentry

A powerful red wine with a dense, rich body and a tight tannic structure.

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