Château de la Roche Touraine Amboise Blanc Sec
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
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The Touraine Amboise Blanc Sec of Château de la Roche matches generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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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.
Informations about the Château de la Roche
The Château de la Roche is one of wineries to follow in Touraine-Amboise.. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Touraine-Amboise to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine-Amboise
The wine region of Touraine-Amboise is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine or the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine-Amboise are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Côt, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine-Amboise often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or smoke and sometimes also flavors of black currant, strawberries or vegetal.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
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The word of the wine: Serious
A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.
