Château St GermainCabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc
The Cabernet Franc of Château St Germain matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef goulash, peasant minestrone or blood duck (tour d'argent).
Details and technical informations about Château St Germain's Cabernet Franc.
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.
Informations about the Château St Germain
The Château St Germain is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Anjou
Loire mosaic between schist (black Anjou) and tuffeau (white Anjou): signature Chenin as the white king (≥80%) — dry to sweet with notes of citrus, apple, pear, quince, mirabelle, honey and a mineral touch, racy natural acidity and great ageing on the best. Cabernet Franc in fruity, supple reds (strawberry, cherry, raspberry, violet) and in indulgent off-dry rosés. Grolleau and Pineau d'Aunis as support. AOC of Maine-et-Loire, mild oceanic climate, moderate yields.
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: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
