Château Tourteau - Graves

Château TourteauGraves

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
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The Graves of Château Tourteau is a red wine from the region of Graves of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Graves from the Château Tourteau

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Graves of Château Tourteau in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Graves of Château Tourteau in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.

Details and technical informations about Château Tourteau's Graves.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Graves - 2012
In the top 100 of of Graves wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Graves - 2010
In the top 100 of of Graves wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Graves - 2008
In the top 100 of of Graves wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Graves - 2007
In the top 100 of of Graves wines
Average rating: 411110
Graves - 2006
In the top 100 of of Graves wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Graves - 2005
In the top 100 of of Graves wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Graves from Château Tourteau are 2007, 2012, 2005, 2008 and 2010.

Informations about the Château Tourteau

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Vitisvintage.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tourteau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 500 of of Graves wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Graves

Graves is a wine region on the left bank of the Bordeaux region of France, characterized by the gravel soils that give it its name. Unique among the sub-regions of Bordeaux, Graves is equally respected for its red and white wines. The AOC Graves, which covers both red and white wines, is the catch-all appellation of the district. A typical Graves red is based on the classic Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot sometimes in a supporting role.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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