Winery Guy AllionCôt Touraine Malbec
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Côt and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Côt Touraine Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Côt Touraine Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Côt Touraine Malbec
The Côt Touraine Malbec of Winery Guy Allion matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, vegetarian paella or ravioles from champsaur.
Details and technical informations about Winery Guy Allion's Côt Touraine Malbec.
Discover the grape variety: Côt
Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky robe, firm tannins and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, violet, cocoa, spice and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Absolute star of Cahors AOC on the Lot terraces, where it is called Auxerrois (minimum 70% in blends), and a global conqueror as Malbec in Argentina (Mendoza). Also found in Touraine (Côt de Loire) and the South-West. Autochthonous French variety from Quercy.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côt Touraine Malbec from Winery Guy Allion are 2018
Informations about the Winery Guy Allion
The Winery Guy Allion is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
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: Clone
A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.
