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Signature grapes
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Bottles to find
Touraine Amboise is a sub-region of Touraine, France.
Côt (Malbec) leads the plantings, with Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc alongside it.
Vines root into chalk.
The climate is continental, running temperate.
The vineyards themselves read as riverside.
Red wine, rosé wine and dry white wine, plus two more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows fruity and fresh and whites are primarily dry.
Pour them alongside grilled chicken, seafood, goat cheese and roasted vegetables.
In the glass.
Rosé: Fruity and fresh.
Dry white: Whites are primarily dry.
Grapes planted here.
Bottles to look for.
- Bonnigal-Bodet Touraine Amboise Genesis Cot, Loire, France
- Chateau de Montdomaine Touraine Amboise Malbec, Loire, France
- Closerie de Chanteloup Touraine Amboise 'Les Douves', Loire, France
- Delecheneau La Grange Tiphaine Touraine Amboise Becarre, Loire, France
- Delecheneau La Grange Tiphaine Touraine Amboise Clef de Sol Rouge, Loire, France
- Delecheneau La Grange Tiphaine Touraine Amboise Cuvee Bel Air Sec, Loire, France
- Delecheneau La Grange Tiphaine Touraine Amboise Les Ormeaux, Loire, France
- Domaine de la Gabilliere Touraine Amboise Authenticot, Loire, France
At the table.
- Grilled chicken
- Seafood
- Goat cheese
- Roasted vegetables
Nearby regions.
01
Vouvray
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02
Mesland
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03
Touraine Chenonceaux
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04
Cheverny
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05
Touraine
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Touraine Amboise: common questions
01.What grapes is Touraine Amboise known for?+
Côt (Malbec) is the signature grape of Touraine Amboise. Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc are also planted here.
02.What kind of wine does Touraine Amboise make?+
Touraine Amboise produces red wine, rosé wine, dry white wine and off-dry white wine, plus one more.
03.Where is Touraine Amboise?+
Touraine Amboise is a sub-region in France.
04.What food goes with Touraine Amboise wine?+
Try grilled chicken, seafood, goat cheese and roasted vegetables.
More from here: every wine region in France, or the wider Touraine guide.