Winery Complices de LoireLes Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Les Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of the Winery Complices de Loire is in the top 40 of wines of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
Food and wine pairings with Les Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Original food and wine pairings with Les Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
The Les Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of Winery Complices de Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish), old-fashioned pork roll or rabbit with beer.
Details and technical informations about Winery Complices de Loire's Les Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Graviers Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil from Winery Complices de Loire are 2018, 2016, 2014, 2017
Informations about the Winery Complices de Loire
The Winery Complices de Loire is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 80 wines for sale in the of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc (Breton) signature as monovarietal on the north bank of the Loire in Touraine, ≤10% Cabernet Sauvignon: fresh vibrant reds with bursting aromas of raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and floral and spicy touches, fine tannins and silky palate. Light fruity gravel wines to drink young, more structured mineral tuffeau wines suitable for 5-6 years of aging. Luminous ruby robe. AOC neighbor of Bourgueil, pure Loire identity of Cabernet Franc.
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: Reims Mountain
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
