Winery Francois Villard - Grande Grue Glacée

Winery Francois VillardGrande Grue Glacée

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Grande Grue Glacée of Winery Francois Villard is a red wine from the region of Vin de Pays.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Details and technical informations about Winery Francois Villard's Grande Grue Glacée.

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

Grande Grue Glacée - 2015
In the top 100 of of Vin de Pays wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Grande Grue Glacée - 2011
In the top 100 of of Vin de Pays wines
Average rating: 411110
Grande Grue Glacée - 2010
In the top 100 of of Vin de Pays wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Grande Grue Glacée from Winery Francois Villard are 2011, 2015, 2010

Informations about the Winery Francois Villard

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vin de Pays
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The Winery Francois Villard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vin de Pays
In the top 75000 of of France wines
In the top 1500 of of Vin de Pays wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vin de Pays

Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".

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The word of the wine: Fade in

Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.

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