The Winery Christian Venier of Touraine of Loire Valley

Winery Christian Venier - Gris Gourlaouen Rosé
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 23 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Christian Venier is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Christian Venier wines

Looking for the best Winery Christian Venier wines in Touraine among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Christian Venier 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 Winery Christian Venier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Christian Venier

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Christian Venier

How Winery Christian Venier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Christian Venier.

  • Pineau D'Aunis

Discovering the wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.

In the mouth of Touraine is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 638 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine, producing 1688 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top red wines of Winery Christian Venier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Christian Venier

How Winery Christian Venier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese) or rabbit legs with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Christian Venier

On the nose the red wine of Winery Christian Venier. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or microbio and sometimes also flavors of mushroom, cranberry or jam. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Christian Venier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Christian Venier

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Christian Venier.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top white wines of Winery Christian Venier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Christian Venier

How Winery Christian Venier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croque madame, tuna with tomatoes in the oven or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Christian Venier

On the nose the white wine of Winery Christian Venier. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of butter, earth or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Christian Venier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Christian Venier

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Christian Venier.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Christian Venier

Planning a wine route in the of Touraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Christian Venier.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Christian Venier and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.