The Winery Alain Machet of Bourgueil of Loire Valley

Winery Alain Machet - Bourgueil
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 95 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Bourgueil in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Alain Machet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alain Machet wines

Looking for the best Winery Alain Machet wines in Bourgueil among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alain Machet 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 Winery Alain Machet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alain Machet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alain Machet

How Winery Alain Machet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), zucchini lasagna or rabbit sautéed hunter.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alain Machet.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Bourgueil

The wine region of Bourgueil is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Bel Air or the Domaine de la Chevalerie produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bourgueil are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bourgueil often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, toasty or red currant and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, green bell pepper or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Bourgueil is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Bourgueil, producing 443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bourgueil go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Winery Alain Machet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Alain Machet

How Winery Alain Machet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pot roast, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or pasta with broccoli.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Alain Machet.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Petit Meslier

Petit Meslier blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Champagne). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Petit Meslier blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Champagne, Jura, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alain Machet

Planning a wine route in the of Bourgueil? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alain Machet.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.

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The word of the wine: Pruine

A thin, fluffy film that covers the surface of the grape. It makes the berry impermeable and contains the indigenous yeasts necessary for the fermentation of the must.