The wine region of Menetou-Salon is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Max Roger or the Isabelle et Pierre Clement (Domaine de Chatenoy) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Menetou-Salon are Pinot noir, Cabernet franc and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Menetou-Salon often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, saline or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of earthy, green apple or melon.
In the mouth of Menetou-Salon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 121 estates and châteaux in the of Menetou-Salon, producing 279 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Menetou-Salon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.
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.
wines from the region of Menetou-Salon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of moist parmesan steak, oven-roasted breton lobster with salted butter from the jaguin brothers (the... or vegetarian paella.
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