The Château Tour de Gilet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Tour de Gilet wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Tour de Gilet 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 Gilet wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Tour de Gilet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, veal axoa (basque country) or home-made cassoulet.
On the nose the red wine of Château Tour de Gilet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, vanilla or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tour de Gilet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Quality expression of generic Bordeaux: more concentrated, structured reds suited to 3-7 years' ageing, dominated by round Merlot (plum, black fruits), with firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar), Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for the tannic frame. Stricter rules: higher planting density, limited yields, higher alcohol, longer ageing (often 12 months). Across the whole Gironde. Affordable yet serious Bordeaux, perfect at the table.
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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.
