Winery Damien LorieuxTuffeaux
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Tuffeaux of the Winery Damien Lorieux is in the top 40 of wines of Bourgueil.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tuffeaux of Winery Damien Lorieux in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Tuffeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Tuffeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Tuffeaux
The Tuffeaux of Winery Damien Lorieux matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), alsatian sauerkraut or rabbit good woman.
Details and technical informations about Winery Damien Lorieux's Tuffeaux.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tuffeaux from Winery Damien Lorieux are 2015, 2017, 2010
Informations about the Winery Damien Lorieux
The Winery Damien Lorieux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bourgueil
Dominant Cabernet Franc on the Loire north bank in Touraine: reds with a dual profile depending on terroir. Gravelly wines near the river are supple and fruity (morello cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry), age 2-5 years, accessible young. Tuffeau slope wines are more structured and tannic with leather, cocoa, roasted and spice notes, long ageing. Purple robe, finesse and well-integrated acidity, signature Loire Cabernet Franc elegance, neighbour to Chinon.
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: Acescence
An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.
