The Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron of Médoc of Bordeaux

Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron - Médoc
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1531 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron 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 Le Temple de Tourteyron wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron

How Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

The top pink wines of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron

How Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, leg of lamb with herb stuffing or korma chicken (india).

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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Planning a wine route in the of Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Le Temple de Tourteyron and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Ultra raw (or natural raw)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.