Château du Coudray MontpensierL'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon of the Château du Coudray Montpensier is in the top 5 of wines of Chinon.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon of Château du Coudray Montpensier in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon
Original food and wine pairings with L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon
The L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon of Château du Coudray Montpensier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), macaroonade from sète or magret with pepper.
Details and technical informations about Château du Coudray Montpensier's L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon.
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 L'Apogée Vieilles Vignes Chinon from Château du Coudray Montpensier are 2011, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2018.
Informations about the Château du Coudray Montpensier
The Château du Coudray Montpensier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.
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: Fees
This wine is characterized by a pleasant nervousness and an overall sensation of freshness on the palate, reinforced by minerality, a note of bitterness, a hint of CO2, and of course an appropriate serving temperature.
