The Château de Nitray of Touraine of Loire Valley

Château de Nitray
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 320 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Château de Nitray is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Nitray wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Château de Nitray

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château de Nitray

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

Discovering the wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.

In the mouth of Touraine is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 638 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine, producing 1688 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top white wines of Château de Nitray

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Nitray

How Château de Nitray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed mushrooms, cod and potato gratin or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Nitray

On the nose the white wine of Château de Nitray. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Nitray. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Nitray

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Nitray.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top red wines of Château de Nitray

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Nitray

How Château de Nitray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, pork gyros or duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Nitray

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Côt

The word of the wine: Austere

A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.

The top pink wines of Château de Nitray

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Nitray

How Château de Nitray 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 apricots (morocco), skate with vinegar and capers or roast goose, soft.

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grolleau

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Nitray

Planning a wine route in the of Touraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Nitray.

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.