The Château de Tourteyron of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château de Tourteyron
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 901 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

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

Top Château de Tourteyron wines

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

The top red wines of Château de Tourteyron

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Tourteyron

How Château de Tourteyron wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, leg of lamb bravado in the oven or duck pot au feu.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Tourteyron

On the nose the red wine of Château de Tourteyron. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of plum, cedar or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Tourteyron. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Tourteyron

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Tourteyron

Planning a wine route in the of Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Tourteyron.

Discover the grape variety: Calabre blanc

This is a very old grape variety, most certainly of Italian origin, not to be confused with other grape varieties with the name or synonym Calabria. Writings sometimes mention a white calabre resulting from an intraspecific crossing between bicane and muscat à petits grains blancs, although we are not sure that it is the same variety described here. You will note below that the leaf is very similar to that of the muscat à petits grains, to be continued. It can still be found in Italy, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine, ... in France it is almost unknown.

News about Château de Tourteyron and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

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The word of the wine: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.