The Château Tour de Cluchon of Graves of Bordeaux

Château Tour de Cluchon
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 582 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour de Cluchon is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour de Cluchon wines

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

The top red wines of Château Tour de Cluchon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tour de Cluchon

How Château Tour de Cluchon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, lamb tagine with honey and onions or duckling with bigarrade.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tour de Cluchon

  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Graves

Graves is a wine region on the left bank of the Bordeaux region of France, characterized by the gravel soils that give it its name. Unique among the sub-regions of Bordeaux, Graves is equally respected for its red and white wines. The AOC Graves, which covers both red and white wines, is the catch-all appellation of the district. A typical Graves red is based on the classic Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot sometimes in a supporting role.

The typical white wine of Graves is Dry, medium-bodied and usually made from the equally familiar combination of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. About 2500 hectares of AOC Graves vineyards are devoted to red grapes, with about 750 hectares planted with white grapes. Average production is about 20 million bottles per year for white, red and Graves Supérieures wines. The latter share the same boundaries as Graves, but are a classification for Sweet white wines only, with about 150 hectares of dedicated vineyards.

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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.

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The word of the wine: Glycerol

Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.