Clos du Tue-BoeufLa Butte Touraine
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Butte Touraine of Clos du Tue-Boeuf in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of minerality, red fruit or strawberries.
Food and wine pairings with La Butte Touraine
Pairings that work perfectly with La Butte Touraine
Original food and wine pairings with La Butte Touraine
The La Butte Touraine of Clos du Tue-Boeuf matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania), stuffed tomatoes or pierogi ruskie (with cheese).
Details and technical informations about Clos du Tue-Boeuf's La Butte Touraine.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir
Light, juicy reds, low in tannins with crunchy freshness, showing aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, banana (from carbonic maceration) and peony. Easy-drinking style of Beaujolais Nouveau, more structured and mineral on the granites of the ten crus (Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Brouilly). Also in Touraine, Auvergne and Swiss Romande. A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Butte Touraine from Clos du Tue-Boeuf are 2017, 2016, 2019, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Clos du Tue-Boeuf
The Clos du Tue-Boeuf is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Faded
Said of a wine that has lost its brilliance and depth. It can also be used to describe the nose of an old wine that has lost its aromatic freshness.
