The Winery Francois Cartier of Touraine of Loire Valley

Winery Francois Cartier
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 757 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Francois Cartier is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Francois Cartier wines

Looking for the best Winery Francois Cartier wines in Touraine among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Francois Cartier 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 Francois Cartier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Francois Cartier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Francois Cartier

How Winery Francois Cartier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lebanese lamb meatball, cantonese rice or savoyard fondue.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Francois Cartier.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Côt
  • Gamay
  • Pineau D'Aunis

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 sparkling wines of Winery Francois Cartier

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Francois Cartier

How Winery Francois Cartier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish and scallops, piperade or tempura of vegetables and quick.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Francois Cartier.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Côt

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

The top white wines of Winery Francois Cartier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Francois Cartier

How Winery Francois Cartier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo, koskera hake (basque country) or quiche without eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Francois Cartier

On the nose the white wine of Winery Francois Cartier. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Francois Cartier

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Francois Cartier.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: VQPRD

Quality wine produced in a specific region. European designation that groups together appellation wines, i.e., in France, AOC and VDQS.

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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.