The Château de l'Aulee of Chinon of Loire Valley

Château de l'Aulee
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 50 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Chinon in the region of Loire Valley

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.

Top Château de l'Aulee wines

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.

The top sparkling wines of Château de l'Aulee

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château de l'Aulee

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 sea sauerkraut with white wine, italian gnocchi or baked potato churros.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château de l'Aulee

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.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château de l'Aulee

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.63/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 3.62/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château de l'Aulee.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Chinon

The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.

In the mouth of Chinon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 290 estates and châteaux in the of Chinon, producing 865 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château de l'Aulee

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de l'Aulee

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 mackerel fillets (quick bake), quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or ham and cheese cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de l'Aulee

On the nose the white wine of Château de l'Aulee. often reveals types of flavors of microbio.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de l'Aulee

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de l'Aulee.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Château de l'Aulee

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de l'Aulee

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 lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons, oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches or simple endive gratin with gruyere cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de l'Aulee.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)

Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.

The top red wines of Château de l'Aulee

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de l'Aulee

How Château de l'Aulee wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de l'Aulee

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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.

The top sweet wines of Château de l'Aulee

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château de l'Aulee

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 venison stew with red wine, pork stew with bacon and cream or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château de l'Aulee.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Marcottage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached (synonym: provignage).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de l'Aulee

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.

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.

News about Château de l'Aulee and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)

Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.