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Château de la Grave - Côtes de Bourg Grains Fins 2014

Name: Château de la Grave - Côtes de Bourg Grains Fins 2014
Brand: Château de la Grave
Rating: 3.8 (64 reviews)

Côtes de Bourg|White wine

3.8/5 (64 customers)

2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

" A favorite to be remembered. In fact, as far as the Guide Hachette can remember, this is the first for the appellation in this color; a color that the AOC is working on more and more and which deserved this spotlight. [...] Here, he has produced a white wine made from Sémillon (70%) and Colombard, which has benefited from six months of barrel aging. On the nose, the oak is very present, but it is a refined oak with subtle vanilla tones, in harmony with yellow fruits (dried apricot) and exotic fruits. The fruit is even more expressive, and the same sustained woodiness is found on the palate, which is full-bodied, round, very rich and long, nicely stimulated by a subtle acidity. Patience is required, but pleasure is guaranteed in a few years. (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2016)

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Estate

Château de la Grave

Vintage

Grains Fins

Vintage

2014

Designation

Côtes de Bourg

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

70% Sémillon, 30% Colombard

Terroirs

clay-limestone, gravelly-silty, and red gravel soils

Viticulture

reasoned

Grape harvest

at optimal maturity

Wine making

in barrels

Livestock farming

8 months in barrels on fine lees with stirring

Alcohol content

13,5%

Nose

aromas of citrus fruits (lemon) and other fruits (pear, pineapple) with light spicy and woody notes

Mouth

Fruity with well-integrated oak. Full-bodied, round, very rich, long. Fine acidity.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2020

Food and wine pairings

Pairs perfectly with sushi, fish tartare, scallops in cream sauce, sole meunière, grilled veal chop, ravioli with porcini mushrooms, and mature hard cheeses.

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Guide Hachette des vins

Wine noted (guide 2016) 2* Favorite (Remarkable wine)

Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About wine:

A favorite to be marked with a white stone. Indeed, as far as the Guide Hachette can remember, this is the first time the appellation has been awarded this color, a color that the AOC is working on more and more and which deserved to be in the spotlight. The Bassereau estate already shone last year, but with its red wine, the 2012 Caractère cuvée. Here, it presents a white wine made from Sémillon (70%) and Colombard, which has benefited from six months of barrel aging. On the nose, the oak is very present, but it is a refined oak with subtle vanilla tones, in harmony with yellow fruits (dried apricot) and exotic fruits. The fruit is even more expressive, and the same sustained oakiness is found on the palate, which is full-bodied, round, very rich and long, nicely stimulated by a fine acidity. Patience is required, but pleasure is assured in a few years' time.

About the estate:

On the heights of Bourg, an estate that has been in the family for over a century, dominated by a small 15th-century castle, renovated in the 19th century, with pepperpot towers. Valérie and Philippe Bassereau took over in 1990. The size of the vineyard (45 hectares) allows them to offer wines that are anything but obscure.

Customer rating

3.8/5

based on 64 reviews

Review and opinion by Mr. PHILIPPE C. Published on 03/31/2020

I am a huge fan of this wine. It is undoubtedly too woody for some, too controlled for others. But I love this vintage.