The Château Tourteau Chollet is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Tourteau Chollet wines in Graves among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Tourteau Chollet 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 Tourteau Chollet wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Tourteau Chollet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, sauté of lamb or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.
On the nose the red wine of Château Tourteau Chollet. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of cedar, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tourteau Chollet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Château Tourteau Chollet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of special' tagliatelle carbonara, summer tuna quiche or fresh pasta.
In the mouth the white wine of Château Tourteau Chollet. is a powerful.
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.
How Château Tourteau Chollet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers or fillet of venison.
Control of the vinification temperatures (by circulating hot or cold water on the walls of the vats, for example). This is a major step forward, which in particular helps to preserve the freshness of the aromas threatened by excessive temperature rises during fermentation.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
