The Chateau La Tour Olivier is one of the best wineries to follow in Gaillac.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Chateau La Tour Olivier wines in Gaillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau La Tour Olivier 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 Chateau La Tour Olivier wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Chateau La Tour Olivier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp in coconut milk, small croissants with smoked salmon (toast) or braids of sole and salmon with morels.
Millennia-old South-West mosaic (banks of the Tarn) with rare native grapes: Mauzac reigns in whites — dry, pearled or sweet with notes of apple, pear, honey and white flowers, signature freshness. Ample Loin-de-l'œil and Ondenc complement. Duras in spicy, peppery reds, fleshy Braucol (Fer Servadou) (blackcurrant, raspberry, blackberry, structured tannins) and Syrah in blends. Iconic ancestral-method Gaillac sparkling.
AOC (1938), 2,500 ha on limestone and Tarn terraces.
How Chateau La Tour Olivier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon, lamb stew or melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole.
Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
How Chateau La Tour Olivier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of gratin dauphinois with smoked salmon, creamy risotto with scallops or nanie's diced ham quiche.
Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.
How Chateau La Tour Olivier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Lively and distinctive whites with firm acidity and a lean palate, on typical aromas of green apple, pear, quince, honey, white flowers and waxy notes. Made as dry whites (Gaillac AOC), sweet passito-style wines and especially iconic sparkling wines: Blanquette de Limoux AOC and Blanquette méthode ancestrale AOC (the oldest documented sparkling method, 1531 at Saint-Hilaire). Also in Crémant de Limoux AOC. Native South-West French variety.
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Structured, spicy reds with a sustained ruby robe, firm tannins and fresh acidity, with aromas of dark fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), black pepper, spice, liquorice and balsamic notes. Dense palate, good ageing potential. Star of Gaillac AOC on the Tarn terraces (minimum 40% in reds, blended with Braucol and Syrah). Also in IGP Côtes du Tarn. Autochthonous variety of the French South-West, unrelated to the town of Duras (Lot-et-Garonne).
