The Château Tour Canon of Lalande-de-Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château Tour Canon - Canon Fronsac
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 113 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lalande-de-Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour Canon is one of the best wineries to follow in Lalande-de-Pomerol.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Lalande-de-Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour Canon wines

Looking for the best Château Tour Canon wines in Lalande-de-Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Tour Canon 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 Tour Canon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Tour Canon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tour Canon

How Château Tour Canon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, lamb chops with honey and spices or blood duck (tour d'argent).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tour Canon

On the nose the red wine of Château Tour Canon. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, iron or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tour Canon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tour Canon

  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.63/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol

The wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fleur de Boüard or the Château La Faurie Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lalande-de-Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lalande-de-Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of earth, eucalyptus or coconut and sometimes also flavors of lavender, citrus or black licorice.

In the mouth of Lalande-de-Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 386 estates and châteaux in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol, producing 591 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lalande-de-Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Tour Canon

Planning a wine route in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Tour Canon.

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.

News about Château Tour Canon and wines from the region

Majestic rejoins Bordeaux en primeur with 2021-vintage offers

Majestic has this week announced its re-entry on the Bordeaux en primeur scene, starting with 2021-vintage offers on a range of big names, including First Growths Châteaux Lafite Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Mouton and Margaux. Its list also includes Cos d’Estournel, Palmer, Calon Ségur, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Cheval Blanc, Angélus, Canon and La Fleur-Pétrus, among others. Wines were being offered per single bottle or in six-bottle cases, all in bond, showed the retailer’s brochure. Fine wine m ...

St-Emilion 2022 classification promotes Château Figeac to Premier Grand Cru Classé A

St-Emilion’s Wine Council announced its eagerly-anticipated ranking this afternoon, bringing a decade of disputes and court battles to an end. The classification awards Premier Grand Cru Classé A status to just two producers, while it also recognises 12 Premier Grands Crus Classés (B) and 71 Grands Crus Classés. These rankings can cause a winery’s value to soar – they have been likened to the Michelin guide for restaurants – so winemakers across the region awaited the results with bated breath t ...

Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...

The word of the wine: Destemming

Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.