The Château Tourens of Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Tourens
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 182 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Tourens is one of the best wineries to follow in Minervois.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tourens wines

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

The top red wines of Château Tourens

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tourens

How Château Tourens wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings, pasta with asparagus and chicken or veal escalope with lemon sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tourens

On the nose the red wine of Château Tourens. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, raspberry or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tourens. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tourens

  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Minervois

Mediterranean Languedoc reds (84% of output) north of the Canal du Midi. Signature Syrah with notes of blackberry, violet, black pepper and garrigue, blended with dense Mourvèdre, sunny Grenache (candied red fruits, spices) and old-vine Carignan (black fruits, dry herbs, firm tannins). Fleshy palate, freshness at altitude. Minervois-La Livinière cru at the top (1999), dense and age-worthy.

Also fresh rosés and minority whites. 4,400 ha of limestone, schist and sandstone soils.

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Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).