TERROIR PROFILE

Graves de Vayres

Gravel enclave on the Dordogne

Graves de Vayres: gravel on the left bank of the Dordogne, fruity reds and whites.

TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux

Graves de Vayres Gravel enclave on the Dordogne

Graves de Vayres: gravel on the left bank of the Dordogne, fruity reds and whites.

☀ Maritime⛰ Slope: gentleMerlotSauvignon Blanc

SOILS

Gravel / Sandlight, approachable

Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.

CLIMATE · Maritime

Mild Atlantic, close to the Dordogne.

TOPOGRAPHY · gentle

Flat gravel opposite Libourne.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

fruityearly-drinkinguncomplicated

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Cérons

Bordeaux

96% similar

Dryness (slightly): Graves de Vayres is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (5 vs. 4).

Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

Bordeaux

94% similar

Dryness (slightly): Graves de Vayres is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (5 vs. 4).
Minerality (slightly): Graves de Vayres is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (5 vs. 6).

Saint-Émilion-Satelliten (Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin, Saint-Georges)

Bordeaux

94% similar

Minerality (slightly): Graves de Vayres is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (5 vs. 6).
Freshness (slightly): Graves de Vayres has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (6 vs. 7).