The Winery Couly-Dutheil of Chinon of Loire Valley | Winedexer

Winery Couly-Dutheil
The winery offers 42 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Chinon in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Couly-Dutheil is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 42 wines for sale in of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Couly-Dutheil Estate is a vineyard situated in Chinon in the Loire Valley, France, for already six generations. The Couly-Dutheil family is extremely proud of its heritage, its wines, and its winemaking processes, exhibiting genuine ambition and commitment promoting the preservation of the environment and regional and traditional methods for wine production. The vineyard is a picturesque site where the oceanic climate and numerous hills create a unique topography for producing quality and characterful wine. The vineyards cover approximately 50 hectares of soil primarily producing red wines, like the famous Cabernet Franc cuvées. The Couly-Dutheil Estate practices controlled and organic viticulture, certified by Ecocert for over 15 years. The soil is also maintained with healthy methods to ensure the conservation and the quality of the final product. Modern technology is used to create exceptional wines, and the wine aging process is carried out with meticulous care by the winemakers. Tastings are regularly organized to allow visitors to discover the best wines produced by the Couly-Dutheil Estate, and wine classes and workshops are also offered to improve the knowledge of wine enthusiasts. The Couly-Dutheil Estate represents a traditional family business. Thus, the cuvées produced preserve the terroir and are the authentic expression of the Loire Valley; an incomparable destination for tasting delicious wines produced by generations of expert winemakers.

Top Winery Couly-Dutheil wines

Looking for the best Winery Couly-Dutheil wines in Chinon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Couly-Dutheil 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 Couly-Dutheil wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil

How Winery Couly-Dutheil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, currywurst or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

On the nose the white wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil. often reveals types of flavors of cream, minerality or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of pear, stone or honey. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Chinon

Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.

The top red wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil

How Winery Couly-Dutheil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, country-style snow peas or duck breast and roasted peaches.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

On the nose the red wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

  • 2003With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 1997With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 1995With an average score of 3.87/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil

How Winery Couly-Dutheil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), homemade burger or venison stew to be prepared the day before.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Merithalle

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).

The top pink wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil

How Winery Couly-Dutheil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, spaghetti carbonara or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Couly-Dutheil. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or minerality and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or plum.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Couly-Dutheil.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

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Planning a wine route in the of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Couly-Dutheil.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.