The Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues wines in Touraine among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues 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 Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevlesch (northern france), veal cutlets with savoy tomme or real paella recipe from valencia.
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
How Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours, gloom and doom or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
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 Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with salmon, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or cream chicken with mushrooms.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues. often reveals types of flavors of apples, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
How Domaine de la Méchinière - V. Forgues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of tunisian haja, salmon with sorrel or bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod).
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.
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Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
