The Winery Les Caractères of Touraine of Loire Valley

Winery Les Caractères - Anjou
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 49 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Les Caractères is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Les Caractères wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Les Caractères

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Les Caractères

How Winery Les Caractères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms or duck breast with foie gras sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Les Caractères

On the nose the red wine of Winery Les Caractères. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Les Caractères

  • 2018With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.37/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.11/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.06/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Les Caractères.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

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 Winery Les Caractères

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Les Caractères

How Winery Les Caractères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef coarse salt, moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons or chicken with rice and curry cream.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Les Caractères

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Les Caractères.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Les Caractères

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Les Caractères

How Winery Les Caractères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spanish seafood paella, chicken breast with cream and mushrooms or dried tomato, feta and green olive cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Les Caractères

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Les Caractères. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, apples. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Les Caractères. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Les Caractères

  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The word of the wine: Bourbe

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The top white wines of Winery Les Caractères

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Les Caractères

How Winery Les Caractères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of quenelles in nantua sauce, sole fillets au gratin with mushrooms and shallots or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Les Caractères

On the nose the white wine of Winery Les Caractères. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or pear and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Les Caractères. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Les Caractères

  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.35/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Les Caractères.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Les Caractères

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 Winery Les Caractères.

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.

News about Winery Les Caractères and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Bourbe

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