The Château de l'Aulee is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de l'Aulee wines in Chinon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de l'Aulee 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 l'Aulee wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de l'Aulee wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of sublime fish and shrimp colombo, fried chicken or tomato tartar.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Château de l'Aulee. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, pear or earth. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château de l'Aulee. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.
How Château de l'Aulee wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sea bream a la plancha, vegan leek and tofu quiche or bami.
On the nose the white wine of Château de l'Aulee. often reveals types of flavors of microbio.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
How Château de l'Aulee wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of couscous of meat and fish, baked sardines with garlic or chicken in red wine.
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
How Château de l'Aulee wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
How Château de l'Aulee wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), sauerkraut (with tips so to do!!!) or roast wild boar with beer.
Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.
Planning a wine route in the of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de l'Aulee.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
