The Winery Aristide Luneau of Touraine of Loire Valley

Winery Aristide Luneau
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1005 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Aristide Luneau is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Aristide Luneau wines

Looking for the best Winery Aristide Luneau wines in Touraine among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Aristide Luneau 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 Winery Aristide Luneau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

Discovering the wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.

In the mouth of Touraine is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 638 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine, producing 1688 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Aristide Luneau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Aristide Luneau

How Winery Aristide Luneau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, spaghetti carbonara or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Aristide Luneau.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Caudalie

Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).

The top sparkling wines of Winery Aristide Luneau

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Aristide Luneau

How Winery Aristide Luneau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp with cream and fettuccine, chicken pie or baked potato churros.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

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Planning a wine route in the of Touraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Aristide Luneau.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.