Top 100 red wines of Touraine-Amboise

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Touraine-Amboise of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Touraine-Amboise and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Touraine-Amboise

The wine region of Touraine-Amboise is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine or the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine-Amboise are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Côt, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine-Amboise often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or smoke and sometimes also flavors of black currant, strawberries or vegetal.

In the mouth of Touraine-Amboise is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 25 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine-Amboise, producing 103 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine-Amboise go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

News from the vineyard of Touraine-Amboise

Napa Valley ‘micro-wineries’ prepare for brave new era

Twenty-five producers joined forces to create a non-profit called Save the Family Farms, which lobbied the Napa County Board of Supervisors to create the new category. In March 2022, the board unanimously approved the ‘micro-winery’ ordinance, providing craft producers in the region with a vital lifeline – it will make it easier for them to bring their wines to market, while also permitting them to host tastings for the first time. The ordinance came into effect in May, and the region’s sm ...

Verona to be home to Italy’s largest wine museum and visitor centre

Known to wine enthusiasts for one of the world’s best known annual wine fairs, Vinitaly, Verona is about to host a poli-functional wine museum and visitor centre that promises to rival similar enterprises in Bordeaux and Porto. The Museo del Vino (MuVin) project was officially unveiled at Vinitaly earlier this month, with the endorsement of Italian tourism minister Massimo Garavaglia, Roberta Garibaldi of Italy’s national tourism agency, and Prof Diego Begalli, director of the department of busi ...

All About Decanter’s New Wine Club

The Decanter Wine Club has been launched in order to bring our best-scoring wines to wine lovers in the US. There are two offerings available – Everyday Excellence and Rare Luxuries – each providing subscribers with an opportunity to discover the wines that have wowed our experts. It’s a way for subscribers to sample our most sought after and hard to buy wines from our latest panel tastings, before they sell out. No two boxes are the same and given the exclusivity and rarity of these wines ...