The Château de Tigné of Loire Valley

Château de Tigné
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1294 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Château de Tigné is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Tigné wines

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

The top pink wines of Château de Tigné

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

How Château de Tigné wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of boeuf en daube, quick couscous or summer orecchiette.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château de Tigné

On the nose the pink wine of Château de Tigné. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château de Tigné

  • 2019With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gamay
  • Grolleau

Discovering the wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.

The top red wines of Château de Tigné

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

How Château de Tigné wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, pork chops with mustard or fillet of venison.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Tigné

On the nose the red wine of Château de Tigné. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, spices.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Tigné

  • 2016With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Grolleau
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top white wines of Château de Tigné

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

How Château de Tigné wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna flan with leek coulis, zucchini quiche or coconut chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Tigné

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Tigné

  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Tigné

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

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.

News about Château de Tigné and wines from the region

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The word of the wine: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.