The Maison Alphonse Chotard of Touraine of Loire Valley

Maison Alphonse Chotard
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 800 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Maison Alphonse Chotard is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Maison Alphonse Chotard wines

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

The top white wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Maison Alphonse Chotard

How Maison Alphonse Chotard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, red tuna steak provençal style or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard

On the nose the white wine of Maison Alphonse Chotard. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, peach or apricot and sometimes also flavors of pear, stone or stone fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.56/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • AG Malayi
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 red wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Maison Alphonse Chotard

How Maison Alphonse Chotard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top pink wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Maison Alphonse Chotard

How Maison Alphonse Chotard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard

On the nose the pink wine of Maison Alphonse Chotard. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Maison Alphonse Chotard.

  • Gamay
  • Grolleau

The word of the wine: Austere

A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Maison Alphonse Chotard

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 Maison Alphonse Chotard.

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.