The Château Moncontour of Touraine of Loire Valley

Château Moncontour
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 134 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley
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The Château Moncontour is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Moncontour wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Château Moncontour

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Moncontour

How Château Moncontour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with rosemary and barbecue, chicken and mushroom risotto or lightweight microwave chips.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château Moncontour

On the nose the sparkling wine of Château Moncontour. often reveals types of flavors of cream, strawberries or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or citrus. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château Moncontour. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château Moncontour

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château Moncontour.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chardonnay

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 white wines of Château Moncontour

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Moncontour

How Château Moncontour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of gratin of ravioli with salmon, zucchini quiche or one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Moncontour

On the nose the white wine of Château Moncontour. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Château Moncontour. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Moncontour

  • 2012With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Moncontour.

  • Chenin 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.

The top sweet wines of Château Moncontour

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Moncontour

How Château Moncontour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of fondue with lao sukiyaki sauce (laos), fish with spices and orange juice or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Moncontour

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Moncontour. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Moncontour. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Moncontour

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Moncontour.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Smoked

Qualifier of smells close to those of smoked food, characteristic, among other things, of the Sauvignon grape variety; hence the name of smoked white given to this variety.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Moncontour

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 Château Moncontour.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

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