The Winery Mikael Bouges of Touraine of Loire Valley

Winery Mikael Bouges
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 561 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Mikael Bouges is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Mikael Bouges wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Mikael Bouges

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Mikael Bouges

How Winery Mikael Bouges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef stew, baked lasagna or veal cutlets au gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Mikael Bouges

On the nose the red wine of Winery Mikael Bouges. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mikael Bouges. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Mikael Bouges

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Mikael Bouges.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Côt
  • Gamay
  • Malbec

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 sparkling wines of Winery Mikael Bouges

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Mikael Bouges

How Winery Mikael Bouges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Mikael Bouges.

  • Menu Pineau

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top white wines of Winery Mikael Bouges

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Mikael Bouges

How Winery Mikael Bouges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sea bream in foil on the barbecue, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Mikael Bouges

On the nose the white wine of Winery Mikael Bouges. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, green apple or minerality and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Mikael Bouges

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Mikael Bouges.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Menu Pineau

The word of the wine: Grenache gris

A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.

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Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.