Domaine des Grandes Esperances - Les Ailes Pourpres

Domaine des Grandes EsperancesLes Ailes Pourpres

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Ailes Pourpres of Domaine des Grandes Esperances is a red wine from the region of Touraine of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy

On the nose the Les Ailes Pourpres of Domaine des Grandes Esperances in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Domaine des Grandes Esperances's Les Ailes Pourpres.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Les Ailes Pourpres - 2014
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Les Ailes Pourpres - 2013
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Les Ailes Pourpres from Domaine des Grandes Esperances are 2013, 2014

Informations about the Domaine des Grandes Esperances

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Saget la Perriere.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine des Grandes Esperances is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 80000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Touraine wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.


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.

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The word of the wine: Primary (aromas)

Aromas characteristic of each grape variety, essentially fruity and floral.

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