The Domaine du Breuil of Charentais of Vin de Pays
The Domaine du Breuil is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Charentais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine du Breuil wines in Charentais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Breuil wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine du Breuil wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine du Breuil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef in white wine, leg of lamb with crust or chili con carne.
The wine region of Charentais is located in the region of Atlantique of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Garancille or the Domaine de Garancille produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Charentais are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Charentais often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, green apple or butter and sometimes also flavors of floral, fresh cut grass or gooseberry.
In the mouth of Charentais is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Charentais, producing 225 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Charentais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Planning a wine route in the of Charentais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine du Breuil.
Aubun is not to be confused with another grape variety with the same sound, aubin. This one is a black grape plant of which the Vaucluse is the probable cradle. Covering nearly 5,400 hectares of vineyards in the late 1990s, its cultivation was reduced to some 1,400 hectares in the mid-2000s. California and Australia also have discreet plantations. In the Var, Lot-et-Garonne, Gers, Ardèche and other departments, aubun is authorized, if not recommended. Its third-period ripeness promises medium to large bunches of compact, cylindrical grapes that will produce medium-quality wine. Quite alcoholic, the wine produced from Aubun is a lightly colored red. After budburst, the shoots bear young branches covered with a cottony veil. The young leaves are yellowish and downy. The older ones have pubescent, cottony blades with 5 to 7 limbs.
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A term that designates an estate or a château belonging to a winegrower or a family, as opposed to a cooperative cellar that brings together member winegrowers.