Saint Verny VignoblesCuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Cuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge of the Saint Verny Vignobles is in the top 50 of wines of Puy-de-Dome.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge
The Cuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge of Saint Verny Vignobles matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs) or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Saint Verny Vignobles's Cuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge.
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
The best vintages of Cuvée des Volcans Côtes d'Auvergne Rouge from Saint Verny Vignobles are 2016, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2012.
Informations about the Saint Verny Vignobles
The Saint Verny Vignobles is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 88 wines for sale in the of Puy-de-Dome to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Puy-de-Dome
The wine region of Puy-de-Dome is located in the region of Val de Loire of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Saint Verny Vignobles or the Saint Verny Vignobles produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puy-de-Dome are Gamay noir, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Puy-de-Dome often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of wild strawberries, pepper or leather.
The wine region of Val de Loire
Val de Loire is a regional PGI title, covering wines produced in an area that roughly corresponds to the Val de Loire wine region in northern France. The PGI catchment area covers 14 departments and is one of the largest in France in terms of area. The Terroir is extremely varied throughout the Loire Valley region. Wines produced under the PGI title have as much style as the AOC appellations of the Loire.
The word of the wine: Second fermentation
In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.
