Winery Chéreau-CarréDomaine de la Chapelle Chinon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Chéreau-Carré's Domaine de la Chapelle Chinon.
Discover the grape variety: Chelois
Interspecific cross between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 5593 Seibel (880 Seibel x 4202 Seibel) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). The Chelois is related to the De Chaunac and the Chancellor. It has been propagated in Canada since 1946 and 1948 for the United States, in France it is no longer planted, therefore no longer present in the vineyard and almost disappearing.
Informations about the Winery Chéreau-Carré
The Winery Chéreau-Carré is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
The word of the wine: Trader-breeder
In the major wine regions, the négociant does not simply buy and resell the wines but, from very young wines, carries out all the maturing operations until bottling.
