The Domaine de la Gitonnière of Touraine of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Gitonnière
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Les Caves de la Loire.
It is ranked in the top 930 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine de la Gitonnière is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Gitonnière wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Gitonnière wines in Touraine among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de la Gitonnière 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 Domaine de la Gitonnière wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de la Gitonnière

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de la Gitonnière

How Domaine de la Gitonnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of rice with tuna and tomato, chicken maffé (africa) or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Gitonnière

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de la Gitonnière. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de la Gitonnière

  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de la Gitonnière.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 Domaine de la Gitonnière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Gitonnière

How Domaine de la Gitonnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Gitonnière.

  • Gamay

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Gitonnière

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 Domaine de la Gitonnière.

Discover the grape variety: Aubin blanc

A very old grape variety that was once grown in Lorraine, but is now almost no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to Jean-Michel Boursiquot, it is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the white Gouais and the Savagnin. Aubin Blanc should not be confused with Aubin Vert, which is the result of an intraspecific cross between Gouais Blanc and Pinot Noir.