The Château de Tigné of Loire Valley
The Château de Tigné is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Tigné wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Tigné wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Tigné wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Tigné wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, lamb mouse with figs and grapes or alsatian sauerkraut.
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Tigné. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.
How Château de Tigné wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), tartiflette or rabbit with beer.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Tigné. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, spices.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
How Château de Tigné wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta salmon - fresh cream, vegan leek and tofu quiche or chicken drumstick with bacon.
On the nose the white wine of Château de Tigné. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Tigné. is a with a nice freshness.
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Planning a wine route in the of Loire Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Tigné.
Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.
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A term often used to designate wineries, even if they do not have a real castle.