The Château Tour de Gillet of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Tour de Gillet - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Montagne-Saint-Émilion
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1151 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour de Gillet is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour de Gillet wines

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

The top red wines of Château Tour de Gillet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tour de Gillet

How Château Tour de Gillet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecue burger, sauté of lamb with curry or duck breast with red fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tour de Gillet

In the mouth the red wine of Château Tour de Gillet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tour de Gillet

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baron Philippe de Rothschild or the Château Le Chatelet produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, savory or cocoa and sometimes also flavors of bramble, raisin or sour cherry.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 645 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion, producing 833 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Tour de Gillet

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Émilion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Tour de Gillet.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Tour de Gillet and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.