The Winery Les Touterelles of Gascogne of South West

Winery Les Touterelles - Cotes De Gascogne Cuvee Reserve Colombard Ugni Blanc
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 981 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gascogne in the region of South West

The Winery Les Touterelles is one of the best wineries to follow in Gascogne.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Les Touterelles wines

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The top white wines of Winery Les Touterelles

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

  • Colombard
  • Ugni blanc

Discovering the wine region of Gascogne

Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.

The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.

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Discover the grape variety: Ugni

Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Les Touterelles and wines from the region

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