Iconic and outstanding houses in Graves.
Graves stakes its claim on earth itself—a bed of gravel and sand that coaxes minerality from Cabernet and Merlot, while its whites, built on Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, strip away Bordeaux sweetness for pure tension between ripeness and acid.
Region DNA
The character of Graves
Based on 1,275 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 337 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Graves
Château Ludeman Les Cèdres
VisitGraves is a wine region in France, home to 509 producers tracked on Femente, 12 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, producing Bordeaux Graves Red and Bordeaux White wines with notes of Oak, Black fruit, and Earth. It takes in Graves Supérieures, Pessac-Léognan, and Cérons.
Graves — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Graves?
- The most planted varieties in Graves are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Sémillon, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Graves known for?
- Graves is known for Bordeaux Graves Red, Bordeaux White, and Bordeaux Red wines and flavors of Oak, Black fruit, and Earth.
- How many wineries are in Graves?
- Femente tracks 509 producers in Graves, of which 12 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Graves?
- Graves is a wine region in France, taking in Graves Supérieures, Pessac-Léognan, and Cérons.
Graves
Graves stakes its claim on earth itself—a bed of gravel and sand that coaxes minerality from Cabernet and Merlot, while its whites, built on Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, strip away Bordeaux sweetness for pure tension between ripeness and acid.
Producers in Graves
- Château le Merle — honest
- Château Closiot — distinction
- Château de Chantegrive — distinction
- Château Prieure-Les-Tours — honest
- Château le Pavillon de Boyrein — honest
- Tach Frederic — undiscovered
- Château le Tuquet — honest
- Vieux Château Gaubert — distinction
- Château La Blancherie — honest
- Château Roquetaillade La Grange — distinction
- Rodrigues Lalande — honest
- Château Perron — distinction
- Château du Grand Bos — honest
- Château Quincarnon — honest
- Vignobles Richard Yung — undiscovered
- Château Magence — distinction
- Château Ferrande — distinction
- Château Lagupeau — distinction
- Château Rahoul — distinction
- Château Monpazan — undiscovered
- Château La Malice — undiscovered
- Le Pas de la Grande — undiscovered
- Château de Sauvage — honest
- Clos Lamothe — honest
- Château Grand Abord — honest
- G. Janoueix — undiscovered
- Château Toumilon — distinction
- Château de Monbazan — honest
- Château de Landiras — distinction
- Château Chollet — honest
- Château Lassalle — distinction
- Château du Coureau — honest
- Château Tour Bicheau — distinction
- Pont de Brion — distinction
- Château du Haut Maray — honest
- Boyreau — undiscovered
- Château Le Bourdillot — honest
- Butler — honest
- Château Haut-Peyrous — distinction
- Reynaud — honest
- Château Haut Saint Vincent — honest
- Château Haut Selve — distinction
- Château Tourteau Chollet — distinction
- Vignobles Cante — undiscovered
- Château Haut Reys — honest
- Château Respide-Médeville — distinction
- Roc de Bellegrave — undiscovered
- Château Moulin de Ségurat — undiscovered
- La Gravieres — undiscovered
- Bouche Bernard — honest
- Château Caillivet — distinction
- Château de Portets — distinction
- Chateau Lagrange — honest
- Château Sirio — distinction
- Château Couloumey — undiscovered
- Château Pouyanne — honest
- Château Arquey — undiscovered
- Marquis de Sainville — undiscovered
- Château de l'Argilere — undiscovered
- Château Camus — distinction
- Aubric — undiscovered
- Château Haut Mayne — undiscovered
- Château Auney l'Hermitage — honest
- Château de Courbon — honest
- Château Perron Pin Franc — undiscovered
- Château du Mayne — honest
- Château Peyragué — honest
- Château de Borderie — undiscovered
- Château Tour de Boyrin — undiscovered
- Lafite Bruxelles — undiscovered
- Moleon — honest
- Château de Sansaric — undiscovered
- Château Hillot — undiscovered
- Domaine du Salut — distinction
- Château La Cossa — undiscovered
- Château de Mongenan — undiscovered
- Château de Boiste — distinction
- Te Jeune Belier — undiscovered
- Château d'Ardennes — honest
- Chateau Sansonet — undiscovered
- Chateau Batsères — undiscovered
- Chateau Bichon Cassignols — distinction
- Château Cailleton — undiscovered
- Clos du Portail — undiscovered
- Château La Prade — undiscovered
- Les Domaines de la Mette — undiscovered
- Château Pessan — honest
- Château de Navarro — honest
- Château Carbon d'Artigues — honest
- Les Galets — honest
- Château Brannens — honest
- Château Respide — honest
- Château Brondelle — distinction
- Château Le Bourdieu — undiscovered
- Jean Medeville & Fils — honest
- Château Magneau — distinction
- Château Menota — honest
- Château Mejean — distinction
- Château Saint-Robert — distinction
- Clos Floridène — distinction
- Château Roquetaillade le Bernet — honest
- Château Léhoul — distinction
- Château Grava Lacoste — undiscovered
- Château Calvimont — distinction
- Château Menaut — undiscovered
- Chateau Magni-Thibaut — undiscovered
- Château Les Jamnets — undiscovered
- Château Lartigue — undiscovered
- Château Crabitey — distinction
- Château Le Bonnat — distinction
- Château de Rieufret — distinction
- Château Bardins — distinction
- Château Barthe — undiscovered
- Château Villefranche — honest
- Château Tour de Calens — distinction
- Château Cherchy-Commarque — undiscovered
- Château Luchey-Halde — distinction
- Château Lamothe-Bouscaut — distinction
- Domaine du Petit Bourdieu — undiscovered
- Domaine de Chevalier — distinction
- Domaine de Grandmaison — distinction
- Château de France — distinction
- Château la Prade — honest
- Château Lespault Martillac — distinction
- Château Couhins — distinction
- Château Haut-Bergey — distinction
- Château Lafont Menaut — distinction
- Château Gazin Rocquencourt — distinction
- Château Malartic-Lagravière — distinction
- Château Naudin-Larchey — honest
- Château les Carmes Haut-Brion — distinction
- Château Le Sartre — distinction
- Château Branon — distinction
- Château Coucheroy — honest
- Château Bouscaut — distinction
- Château de Fieuzal — distinction
- Château Brown — distinction
- Château Cantelys — distinction
- Château Olivier — distinction
- Château Baret — distinction
- Château Larrivet Haut-Brion — distinction
- Château Smith Haut-Lafitte — distinction
- Château Couhins-Lurton — distinction
- Château Latour-Martillac — distinction
- Château Haut-Brion — critic
- Château Picque Caillou — distinction
- Château de Rochemorin — distinction
- Château Seguin — distinction
- Château La Mission Haut-Brion — critic
- Château Pontac Monplaisir — distinction
- Chateau d'Eck — distinction
- Château Bacalan — undiscovered
- Château de Cruzeau — distinction
- Château Jaulien — honest
- Château Le Pape — distinction
- Clos Marsalette — distinction
- Château La Tour Haut-Brion — distinction
- Château Pape Clément — distinction
- Château Haut Bacalan — distinction
- Château Haut Lagrange — distinction
- Château Haut-Vigneau — distinction
- André Lurton — honest
- Château Mirebeau — honest
- Château Carbonnieux — distinction
- Château Haut-Bailly — distinction
- Château Ferran — distinction
- Domaine de Mauriet — undiscovered
- Château La Garde — distinction
- Château La Louvière — distinction
- Château de Rouillac — distinction
- Château Léognan — distinction
- Château Trigant — distinction
- Château Mancèdre — distinction
- Château d'Eyran — distinction
- Château Lafargue — distinction
- Château Hannetot — distinction
- Domaine de Merlet — honest
Restaurants in Graves
- Le Pian Pizza
- L’aile ou la pizz
- Bistro Vapeur
- [Au] Marquis de Terme
- Relais de Margaux
- La Douzième Heure
- Restaurant Les Singuliers Dordogne
- cafe perroquet vert
- Restaurant Cave La Quincaillerie
- SELVA | Restaurant Paris 5
- La Virée
- 𝙁𝙇𝙀𝙐𝙍𝙎 𝙀𝙏 𝘾𝘼𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙐𝙓
- Julie Berry
- Restaurant La Petite Grange - Tournemire Cantal
- Epi’Castel, l’épicerie fine by Malakoff
- aumì
- Bar Le Nil Angoulême
- chez Huguette Restaurant
- Les Sources de Fontbelle
- La Galerie by American Diner
- Les Tontons Siffleurs
- La Bistronomie Angoulême
- Brasserie La Débauche
- Brasserie Le 7
- Moulin De La Tardoire
- La Nauve Hôtel & Jardin
- Bistro Regent Cognac16
- Brasserie Jukebox
- La Gabare
- Poulpette
- Brasserie Des Gabariers
- Le Bistro de Claude
- Hôtel Chais Monnet & Spa*****
- Auberge du Boisné
- La Noyeraie Des Borderies - noix et tourisme à la ferme
- Bistrot Le Bourg
- Restaurant le dallaison
- Michael Durkin
- Au Bistrot Des Halles
- Le Violon D’Ingres
- Le VH bar
- Los Tios Saintes
- Relais du Bois Saint Georges
- La Canisse Saintes
- Le Parvis
- L’instant Charentais