The Château Tour Grise is one of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Tour Grise wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Tour Grise 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 Grise wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Tour Grise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of moroccan style leg of lamb, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or pierogi ruskie (with cheese).
On the nose the red wine of Château Tour Grise. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or oak.
Loire tuffeau mosaic: Chenin reigns in whites — dry to off-dry with notes of citrus, apple, pear, candied white fruits, white flowers and a chalky mineral touch, taut acidity and a saline finish. Cabernet Franc (Breton) the signature red, airy (violet, raspberry, plum, peppery touch, fine tannins) and a fruity rosé. Renowned traditional-method Saumur Brut. Anjou-Saumur AOC on limestone tuffeau, troglodyte cellars.
How Château Tour Grise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of samoussa 3 reunionese cheeses, fish lasagne or apple cake.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Château Tour Grise. often reveals types of flavors of cream, apples or honey and sometimes also flavors of yeast, non oak or earth.
Light, spicy reds with a clear ruby robe, fine tannins and fresh acidity, with characteristic aromas of black pepper, red fruit (raspberry, redcurrant), spice and herbal notes. Airy, refreshing palate with a signature peppery finish. Also made as very expressive, taut rosés. Star of Coteaux du Vendômois AOC, present in Anjou, Touraine and Coteaux du Loir AOC. Autochthonous Loire Valley variety, present since the 12th century (favourite wine of Henry Plantagenet).
How Château Tour Grise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), endives au gratin without béchamel sauce or wild boar leg of 7 hours.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Tour Grise. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of rhubarb, vegetal or red fruit.
Glass adapted to wine tasting, created in the 1970s by the Institut national des appellations d'origine. At the time, it had the advantage of offering a standardised tool to all tasters. It is characterized by a wide base that allows for good ventilation and a narrow mouth (opening of the glass) to concentrate the aromas. Many high-performance glasses have been created based on this model.
How Château Tour Grise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of valencian paella, cod with chorizo sauce and grilled peppers or tarte tatin.
On the nose the white wine of Château Tour Grise. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or minerality and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Château Tour Grise. is a with a nice freshness.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
How Château Tour Grise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of chicken and shrimp jambalaya, back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon or tarte tatin.
Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.
Planning a wine route in the of Saumur? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Tour Grise.
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.
