The Château Tour Castillon of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Tour Castillon
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Peyruse.
It is ranked in the top 701 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Tour Castillon is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour Castillon wines

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

The top red wines of Château Tour Castillon

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

How Château Tour Castillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, shoulder of lamb in a crust or confit sausages.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tour Castillon

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tour Castillon

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

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Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Tour Castillon and wines from the region

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The word of the wine: Amylic

Aroma reminiscent of banana, candy, and sometimes nail polish, particularly present in primeur wines. The amylic taste is reminiscent of the aromas of industrial confectionery and does not reflect a great expression of terroir.

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