Winery Complices de LoireTerrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Terrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc of the Winery Complices de Loire is in the top 60 of wines of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
Food and wine pairings with Terrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Terrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Terrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc
The Terrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc of Winery Complices de Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast, cassoulet or duck sleeves in cider.
Details and technical informations about Winery Complices de Loire's Terrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc.
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 Terrasses de Lune Cabernet Franc from Winery Complices de Loire are 2014
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: Rootstock
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
