Winery Complices de LoireLa Petite Timonerie Chinon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The La Petite Timonerie Chinon of the Winery Complices de Loire is in the top 10 of wines of Chinon.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Petite Timonerie Chinon of Winery Complices de Loire in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or pepper and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
Food and wine pairings with La Petite Timonerie Chinon
Pairings that work perfectly with La Petite Timonerie Chinon
Original food and wine pairings with La Petite Timonerie Chinon
The La Petite Timonerie Chinon of Winery Complices de Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, home-made white pudding or whole duck casserole with white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Complices de Loire's La Petite Timonerie Chinon.
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 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Petite Timonerie Chinon from Winery Complices de Loire are 2010, 2017, 2014, 2016 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Complices de Loire
The Winery Complices de Loire is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 80 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: Wooded
A set of aromas brought about by ageing in barrels (usually oak). This can be pleasant when, in small doses, it brings a touch of spice, roast or vanilla to an already constructed ensemble. When the violent woodiness dominates the wine, it is quickly tiring. Easily identifiable aromatically, it is sought after (to the point of abuse) by the makers of coarse wines. New World manufacturers and, alas, some French winemakers use oak chips to impart the woody taste, which is tantamount to artificial flavoring.
