Château La Grave
Sentiers d’Automne: “For a decade of flavours”
Powerful fruity and spicy nose. The attack is full, then evolves to round fleshiness on the palate. A fine wine with great calibre.
Soil : silty clay and clayey gravel
Grape varieties : 60% Merlot - 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaking :
The grapes are picked by hand.
Vatting: 10 to 12 days
The wine is made in temperature-controlled conditions.
Ageing :
For 12 months in oak barrels
Average annual production : 7,200 bottles
Tasting advice : Goes very nicely with rabbit, poultry and game
Château La Grave
Aromas and harmony
Powerful nose of spice and ripe fruit. Lots of roundness built round a fine tannic structure.
Area : 6 hectares (14.8 acres) hectare(s)
Soil : silty clay (5 hectares) – clayey gravel (1 hectare)
Grape varieties : 57% Merlot - 43% Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape harvest: :
Red vines has been organically grown since 2011.
2014 is the first vintage which is officially organic.
Winemaking :
Vatting: 10 to 12 days
The wine is made in temperature-controlled conditions.
Maturing and ageing: 18 months
Average annual production : 12,000 bottles
Tasting advice :
Should be served at 15° to 18° C to accompany red meat and cheese.