The Château de Passavant is one of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Passavant wines in Anjou among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Passavant 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 Château de Passavant wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Passavant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, sushi cake or mie goreng.
On the nose the white wine of Château de Passavant. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, minerality or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Passavant. is a with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Anjou is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lacheteau or the Domaine Moncourt produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Anjou are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Anjou often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, caramel or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cassis or mushroom.
In the mouth of Anjou is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 448 estates and châteaux in the of Anjou, producing 960 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Anjou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).
How Château de Passavant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or rabbit, cabbage, bacon.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Passavant. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of earthy.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Château de Passavant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish tagine, shish kebab or chicken tagine with olives and potatoes.
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Passavant. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.
How Château de Passavant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of lamb with okra sauce, cannelloni of meat or rillettes of sardines.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Château de Passavant. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château de Passavant. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
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.
How Château de Passavant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of quenelles in nantua sauce, back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon or tarte tatin.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château de Passavant. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
