Domaine du Rochouard - Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Domaine du RochouardLes Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

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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 Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of Domaine du Rochouard is a red wine from the region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of Domaine du Rochouard in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices.

Details and technical informations about Domaine du Rochouard's Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
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 Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil - 2017
In the top 100 of of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil - 2015
In the top 100 of of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil - 2012
In the top 100 of of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil - 2011
In the top 100 of of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil - 2010
In the top 100 of of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Les Argiles à Silex Vieilles Vignes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil from Domaine du Rochouard are 2017, 2015, 2011, 2010 and 2012.

Informations about the Domaine du Rochouard

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine du Rochouard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 15000 of of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

The wine region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yannick Amirault or the Domaine Sebastien David produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil are Cabernet franc, Pinot noir and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or grass and sometimes also flavors of game, cheese or graphite.


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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Oxidative (breeding)

A method of ageing which aims to give the wine certain aromas of evolution (dried fruit, bitter orange, coffee, rancio, etc.) by exposing it to the air; it is then matured either in barrels, demi-muids or unoaked casks, sometimes stored in the open air, or in barrels exposed to the sun and to temperature variations. This type of maturation characterizes certain natural sweet wines, ports and other liqueur wines.

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