Château de l'AuleeLe Château Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château de l'Aulee's Le Château Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Lemberger
Structured, elegant reds with a deep ruby hue, firm yet polished tannins and a dense palate with refreshing acidity; signature aromas of red fruits (morello cherry, raspberry), blackberry, spices, black pepper and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. Star of Württemberg reds, also grown in the USA (Washington State, Finger Lakes). German synonym for Austrian Blaufränkisch, a native Central European black grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Château Blanc from Château de l'Aulee are 2005, 2014, 2018
Informations about the Château de l'Aulee
The Château de l'Aulee is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau
AOC (1953, 50 ha, Indre-et-Loire) between the Indre and Loire rivers in the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park. Chenin Blanc 100% in whites (dry, off-dry, sweet) with delicate floral and fruity aromas and signature freshness; Grolleau min. 60% in rosés blended with Gamay, Côt or Cabernet Franc. Three soils on tuffeau limestone bedrock (90 million years) — siliceous-clay perruches, warm permeable argilo-limestone aubuis, and windblown sands varying to clay.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)
It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.
