Cave du PietourdChinon
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The Chinon of the Cave du Pietourd is in the top 0 of wines of Chinon.
Details and technical informations about Cave du Pietourd's Chinon.
Discover the grape variety: Mornen
Light and fruity reds with a clear ruby colour, smooth tannins, an airy palate with preserved acidity, and aromas of red fruits (raspberry) with discreet peppery notes. Rustic Rhône Valley profile. Preserved for its heritage value, surviving in a few patrimonial plots in Ardèche; studied for its ampelographic interest. Native French black variety, formerly grown in Ardèche and the Rhône Valley.
Informations about the Cave du Pietourd
The Cave du Pietourd is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.
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: Oxidation
Alteration of the wine caused by prolonged contact with oxygen and resulting in a coppery colour with brown reflections and the appearance of typical aromas reminiscent of rancid nuts.
