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.
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.
How Château Gaillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of stuffed squid, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or twists with anchovies.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Château Gaillard. often reveals types of flavors of yeast, microbio or tree fruit.
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
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 hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins, small cuttlefish a la plancha or zucchini quiche.
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.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
How Château Gaillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of marinated lamb chops, special' tagliatelle carbonara or aïoli.
Wine that has lost its aromatic potential after prolonged aeration.
How Château Gaillard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter.
Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
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.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
