Domaine du RaifaultChinon 'Les Allets'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chinon 'Les Allets' of Domaine du Raifault in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Chinon 'Les Allets'
Pairings that work perfectly with Chinon 'Les Allets'
Original food and wine pairings with Chinon 'Les Allets'
The Chinon 'Les Allets' of Domaine du Raifault matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of provencal stew, beef bourguignon with cookéo or veal head with vinaigrette.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Raifault's Chinon 'Les Allets'.
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 Chinon 'Les Allets' from Domaine du Raifault are 2016, 2015, 2017, 2014
Informations about the Domaine du Raifault
The Domaine du Raifault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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: Crémant
AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.
