Winery Amirault GrosboisBourgueil 'Les Caillottes'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Bourgueil 'Les Caillottes'
Pairings that work perfectly with Bourgueil 'Les Caillottes'
Original food and wine pairings with Bourgueil 'Les Caillottes'
The Bourgueil 'Les Caillottes' of Winery Amirault Grosbois matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, roast pork with mustard and honey or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.
Details and technical informations about Winery Amirault Grosbois's Bourgueil 'Les Caillottes'.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bourgueil 'Les Caillottes' from Winery Amirault Grosbois are 2018, 2015, 2017, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Amirault Grosbois
The Winery Amirault Grosbois is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bourgueil
Dominant Cabernet Franc on the Loire north bank in Touraine: reds with a dual profile depending on terroir. Gravelly wines near the river are supple and fruity (morello cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry), age 2-5 years, accessible young. Tuffeau slope wines are more structured and tannic with leather, cocoa, roasted and spice notes, long ageing. Purple robe, finesse and well-integrated acidity, signature Loire Cabernet Franc elegance, neighbour to Chinon.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
