The Winery Francois Chabre is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Côte Roannaise to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery Francois Chabre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese fondue, sauté of pork with chorizo or rabbit with mushrooms.
Loire AOC north of the river (since 1994), 14 communes on the granite foothills of the Monts de la Madeleine up to 550 m. Saint-Romain Gamay reigns in red (local variety with tight clusters and concentrated berries): bright ruby with violet tints, brilliant fruity profile of raspberry, blackcurrant, cherry, blackberry, wild strawberry, peony and peppery touch — more structured than Beaujolais Gamay, can age 5 years from old vines. Organic and natural wine territory.
How Winery Francois Chabre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.
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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 also well planted further north, as far 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.
