Winery Chaigne et FilsChateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Clairet
Pink wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Clairet
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Clairet
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Clairet
The Chateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Clairet of Winery Chaigne et Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, lamb tagine with prunes or croque madame.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chaigne et Fils's Chateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Clairet.
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 also well planted further north, as far 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Clairet from Winery Chaigne et Fils are 2014, 2016, 2012
Informations about the Winery Chaigne et Fils
The Winery Chaigne et Fils is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux Clairet to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux Clairet
Bordeaux AOC heir of the medieval Anglo-Aquitaine "Claret", halfway between rosé and light red. Short maceration (24-72 h) on Bordeaux varieties. Cherry-hued signature wines with signature notes of red cherry, raspberry, redcurrant, wild strawberry, flowers and spice hint, light tannins and fresh palate — Merlot brings roundness, Cabernet Franc pepper, Cabernet Sauvignon structure. More structured than a rosé.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Tertiary aromas
Aromas resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle. The aromas evolve with time, from fresh fruitiness to notes of stewed, candied or dried fruit, to aromas of venison or undergrowth.
