The Château des Tourelles of Lalande-de-Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château des Tourelles
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Francois Janoueix.
It is ranked in the top 36 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lalande-de-Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château des Tourelles is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Lalande-de-Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château des Tourelles wines

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

The top red wines of Château des Tourelles

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château des Tourelles

How Château des Tourelles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of greek moussaka, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or cannelloni of meat.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château des Tourelles

On the nose the red wine of Château des Tourelles. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or minerality and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, plum or leather. In the mouth the red wine of Château des Tourelles. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château des Tourelles

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château des Tourelles.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol

Northern neighbour of Pomerol (Bordeaux right bank) on the communes of Lalande and Neac: signature Merlot as king red (~75%) — fleshy and velvety with notes of black cherry, ripe plum, blackberry, red fruits, truffle, undergrowth and a hint of spice, round tannins and a generous finish in the Pomerol style at an accessible price. Fragrant Cabernet Franc (15-20%) and Cabernet Sauvignon as complements. AOC (1936), ~1,200 ha, clay-gravel and sandy-gravel soils, oceanic climate, ages 5-15 years.

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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.