The Winery Jean-Claude Legrand is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Jean-Claude Legrand wines in Touraine among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Claude Legrand 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 Jean-Claude Legrand wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Jean-Claude Legrand wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb chops with tarragon cream, baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese) or honey chicken salad.
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.
How Winery Jean-Claude Legrand wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of marinated mussels with parsley, back of cod with basquaise sauce or apple pie.
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
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Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
