The wine region of Bergerac Rosé is located in the region of Bergerac of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de la Jaubertie or the Château Haut Sarthes produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bergerac Rosé are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bergerac Rosé often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, tropical or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, black fruit or oak.
We currently count 124 estates and châteaux in the of Bergerac Rosé, producing 146 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bergerac Rosé go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb 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.
wines from the region of Bergerac Rosé go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of chicken maffé (africa), steamed carrots with saffron or stir-fried rice cameroonian style.
