The Château Croix de Tourans of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Croix de Tourans
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Blanc Tourans.
It is ranked in the top 533 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Croix de Tourans is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Croix de Tourans wines

Looking for the best Château Croix de Tourans wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Croix de Tourans 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 Croix de Tourans wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Croix de Tourans

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Croix de Tourans

How Château Croix de Tourans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Croix de Tourans

On the nose the red wine of Château Croix de Tourans. often reveals types of flavors of tobacco, leather or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or balsamic. In the mouth the red wine of Château Croix de Tourans. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Croix de Tourans

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Croix de Tourans.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Croix de Tourans

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Croix de Tourans.

Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse

Mondeuse noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Savoie). 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mondeuse noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Château Croix de Tourans and wines from the region

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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DRC, rare 1874 Champagne lift Christie’s to record auction total

Christie’s said the bottle of Perrier-Jouët ‘Brut Millesimé’ from the ‘outstanding’ 1874 Champagne vintage sold for £42,875 ($56,981, €50,292), far outstripping its pre-sale high estimate of £15,000. The winning bidder will also get a VIP experience at Perrier-Jouët. It was part of a collection of rare vintages sourced directly from Maison Perrier-Jouët and 100% sold by Christie’s at a wider wine and spirits auction held in London on 2 and 3 December. While the 1874 bottle’s ap ...

The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)

A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.

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