The Château de la Roche of Touraine of Loire Valley

Château de la Roche
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 235 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Château de la Roche is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de la Roche wines

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

The top red wines of Château de la Roche

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de la Roche

How Château de la Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of festive sea pot, microwave quick fish fillets or apple cake.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de la Roche

  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de la Roche.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • 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 white wines of Château de la Roche

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de la Roche

How Château de la Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of fresh salmon risotto, marinated shrimp sautéed asian style or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de la Roche

On the nose the white wine of Château de la Roche. often reveals types of flavors of gooseberry, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Château de la Roche. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de la Roche

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de la Roche.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top pink wines of Château de la Roche

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de la Roche

How Château de la Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs, spinach, smoked salmon and ricotta lasagne or christmas stuffed capon.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de la Roche.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Body (having)

Wine, dense and rich in alcohol.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de la Roche

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 de la Roche.

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.