The Winery Christophe Thorigny is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Vouvray to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Christophe Thorigny wines in Vouvray among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Christophe Thorigny 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 Christophe Thorigny wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Christophe Thorigny wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of brochette of scallops and prawns, spanish paella or smoked salmon and lemon cake.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Christophe Thorigny. often reveals types of flavors of toasty, non oak or microbio.
Vouvray is the most famous and most respected appellation of the Loire Valley's Touraine growing region. The title covers white wines of various styles (sweet wine, dry, still and sparkling), from eight villages around the medieval town of Vouvray, on the northern banks of the Loire river.
Vouvray is the flagship wine of the Chenin Blanc grape (or Pineau de la Loire as it is known there), followed ever-closer by Savennieres and the sweet whites of Anjou. Few wine regions in the world use Chenin to the same extent.
None showcase the variety's aromas and flavors with such focus and diversity. South Africa's annual Chenin Blanc production far exceeds that of France. However only the very best South African Chenin Blancs have anything like the textural balance or aromatic depth of Vouvray. (© Copyright Wine-Searcher)
One key characteristic of quality Vouvray wines is their remarkable long life.
Many bottles more than 30 years old often show stunning freshness and life. This is largely down to Chenin Blanc's naturally high level of acidity, which acts as a preservative and allows the wine to develop for decades. Also vital is Chenin's intense aromatic composition, which is sufficiently robust to survive extended ageing.
In their youth Vouvrays are characterized by aromas of acacia blossom, quince and green apples.
How Winery Christophe Thorigny wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of skate wing with caper butter, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or simple endive gratin with gruyere cheese.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Christophe Thorigny. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or pear. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Christophe Thorigny. is a with a nice freshness.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
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Native grape variety of the Swiss high Valais very old cultivated. Resulting from a natural intraspecific crossing between humagne blanche and completer, it is also related to bondola blanca, bondoletta, colombaud, ... . It should be noted that the Lafnetscha is not widely multiplied in Switzerland today, and is virtually unknown in France and even less so in other wine-producing countries.
Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...
Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...
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The main species of vine cultivated in Europe and throughout the world, the origin of most of the great grape varieties.
