The Château Tour de Yon of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Tour de Yon - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 154 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour de Yon is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour de Yon wines

Looking for the best Château Tour de Yon wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Tour de Yon 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 Yon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Tour de Yon

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

How Château Tour de Yon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of puchero, lamb marinated in white wine or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tour de Yon

On the nose the red wine of Château Tour de Yon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tour de Yon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

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

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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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.

News about Château Tour de Yon and wines from the region

Bordeaux château to ‘simulate’ 2050 vintage climate

Château La Tour Carnet said it will expose an experimental vineyard to artificially higher temperatures to replicate some of the conditions the Bordeaux 2050 vintage may face due to climate change. It’s part of the ‘Oracle’ project at the fourth growth estate, which is among those in Bordeaux seeking to understand how well classic grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can adapt to climate change. At La Tour Carnet, warming cables more commonly used in aeroplanes will be employed thi ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

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: PGI

Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.

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