The Domaine de la Touraize of Jura

Domaine de la Touraize
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 158 of the estates of Jura.
It is located in Jura

The Domaine de la Touraize is one of the best wineries to follow in Jura.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Touraize wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine de la Touraize

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

How Domaine de la Touraize wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of fricadella, sauté of pork with chorizo or hamburger with mystery sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Touraize

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de la Touraize. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, minerality or pear and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de la Touraize. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.76/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Savagnin

Discovering the wine region of Jura

The Jura is a small wine region in eastern France that is responsible for some very special and traditional wine styles. It is close to the Swiss Jura, but quite distinct from it. Wedged between Burgundy to the west and Switzerland to the east, the region is characterized by a landscape of Wooded hills and the winding topography of the Jura Mountains. The Jura vineyards cover just over 1,850 hectares, forming a narrow strip of land almost 80 km Long from North to South.

The total area is steadily increasing, but is still less than one-tenth of the area planted with vines two centuries ago, before Phylloxera decimated the region's vineyards. Jura wines are sold under five main appellations, the most important of which are Arbois">Arbois and Côtes du Jura. Five main Grape varieties are used in the region's wines - three traditional and two more modern imports. The first of the local varieties is Poulsard (or Ploussard as it is called in the communes of Arbois and Pupillin), a red grape that accounts for about a fifth of the region's plantings.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de la Touraize

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine de la Touraize

How Domaine de la Touraize wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cuttlefish in parsley sauce, chicken pie or tomato tartar.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine de la Touraize

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine de la Touraize. often reveals types of flavors of apples, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine de la Touraize. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine de la Touraize

  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine de la Touraize.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Trousseau

Discover the grape variety: Trousseau

Trousseau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Jura). 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 small bunches, and grapes of medium size. Trousseau noir can be found in many vineyards: Jura, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top red wines of Domaine de la Touraize

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

How Domaine de la Touraize wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sarthe pot, cassoulet of yesteryear or rabbit with beer and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Touraize

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Touraize. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, mushroom or graphite and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Touraize

  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.73/5

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

  • Trousseau
  • Pinot Noir
  • Poulsard

The word of the wine: Juice

The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.

The top pink wines of Domaine de la Touraize

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de la Touraize

How Domaine de la Touraize wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sarthe pot, stuffed pumpkin or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine de la Touraize.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sweet wines of Domaine de la Touraize

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine de la Touraize

How Domaine de la Touraize wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard, cod "bacalhau a gomes de sa or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine de la Touraize.

  • Chardonnay
  • Savagnin
  • Poulsard

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Touraize

Planning a wine route in the of Jura? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de la Touraize.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

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