The wine region of Cabernet d'Anjou is located in the region of Anjou of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vallée des Reines or the Domaine Les Terriades produce mainly wines pink, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cabernet d'Anjou are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Grolleau, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cabernet d'Anjou often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, apples or citrus and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or earthy.
We currently count 273 estates and châteaux in the of Cabernet d'Anjou, producing 352 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cabernet d'Anjou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
pink wines from the region of Cabernet d'Anjou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef kidney, quiche with mixed vegetables or valencian paella - family recipe.
On the nose in the region of Cabernet d'Anjou often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries.
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