The Domaine Guion of Touraine of Loire Valley

Domaine Guion
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 363 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley
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The Domaine Guion is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Guion wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Guion

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Guion

How Domaine Guion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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 pink wines of Domaine Guion

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Guion

How Domaine Guion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade beef stew, stuffed peppers or provençal tart with rabbit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine Guion

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Guion.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top red wines of Domaine Guion

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Guion

How Domaine Guion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lamb skewers, endives with ham or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Guion

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Guion. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, minerality or tobacco.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Guion

  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.56/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Guion.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Nouaison

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Guion

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 Guion.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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