The Château Gaillard of Touraine of Loire Valley

Château Gaillard - Clémence Guéry Crémant de Loire Brut
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 689 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Château Gaillard 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 Gaillard wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Château Gaillard

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Gaillard

How Château Gaillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of three ways to prepare chinese noodles, kefta or caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château Gaillard

On the nose the sparkling wine of Château Gaillard. often reveals types of flavors of yeast, microbio or tree fruit.

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin 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 white wines of Château Gaillard

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Gaillard

How Château Gaillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cod brandade, quinoa with shrimp or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Gaillard

On the nose the white wine of Château Gaillard. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or lemon and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Gaillard

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Château Gaillard

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Gaillard

How Château Gaillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Gaillard.

  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Load shedding

Unlike pumping over, the liquid part is completely removed from the tank before being poured over the marc. This allows for a better mixing of the solid particles and the juice.

The top red wines of Château Gaillard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Gaillard

How Château Gaillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, rabbit with cider and mushrooms or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Gaillard

  • 2014With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.13/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Gaillard.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Gaillard

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 Gaillard.

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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The word of the wine: Load shedding

Unlike pumping over, the liquid part is completely removed from the tank before being poured over the marc. This allows for a better mixing of the solid particles and the juice.