Winery AugisValençay Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Côt, the Pinot noir and the Gamay noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Valençay Rouge of Winery Augis in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus, cheese or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Valençay Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Valençay Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Valençay Rouge
The Valençay Rouge of Winery Augis matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, vitello tonnato or basque chicken with chorizo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Augis's Valençay Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Côt
Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky robe, firm tannins and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, violet, cocoa, spice and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Absolute star of Cahors AOC on the Lot terraces, where it is called Auxerrois (minimum 70% in blends), and a global conqueror as Malbec in Argentina (Mendoza). Also found in Touraine (Côt de Loire) and the South-West. Autochthonous French variety from Quercy.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Valençay Rouge from Winery Augis are 2014, 2016
Informations about the Winery Augis
The Winery Augis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Valençay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valençay
AOC of the Berry-Touraine (2003), the only appellation sharing its name with a cheese: reds (>50%) led by Gamay (30–60%) with Pinot Noir (10%) and Côt (10%) — sustained ruby, dark fruits, easy-drinking palate with spicy notes. Whites with Sauvignon (≥70%) completed by Chardonnay and Orbois — exotic fruit aromas and flint minerality as a signature. Rosés (12%) with optional Pineau d'Aunis. "Perruche" soils (clay-flint), sandy-gravelly terrains.
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: Pitting (acetic)
Synonymous with acescence.
