The Château de la Grille of Chinon of Loire Valley | Winedexer

Château de la Grille
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Baudry-Dutour.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Chinon in the region of Loire Valley

The Château de la Grille is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de la Grille wines

Looking for the best Château de la Grille wines in Chinon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de la Grille 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 la Grille wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château de la Grille

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de la Grille

How Château de la Grille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de la Grille

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

Discovering the wine region of Chinon

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.

The top pink wines of Château de la Grille

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de la Grille

How Château de la Grille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef strogonoff, stuffed pumpkin or fillet of venison.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château de la Grille

On the nose the pink wine of Château de la Grille. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château de la Grille

  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de la Grille.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Mauzac Vert

Lively, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden hue and green highlights, slender body and sharp acidity; signature aromas of green apple, white flowers (acacia), citrus (lemon) and herbaceous notes. Also used for crisp, lively sparkling wines by the ancestral method. Preserved for its heritage value, it survives in a few confidential plots in Gaillac and Limoux. Green-skinned mutation of Mauzac, emblematic South-West white grape.

The top red wines of Château de la Grille

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de la Grille

How Château de la Grille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, jambalaya (louisiana) or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de la Grille

On the nose the red wine of Château de la Grille. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of leather, pepper or red currant.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de la Grille

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de la Grille.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)

Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de la Grille

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 la Grille.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.