Winery Jean François Mérieau - L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec

Winery Jean François MérieauL' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec of Winery Jean François Mérieau is a red wine from the region of Touraine of Loire Valley.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec of Winery Jean François Mérieau in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec

Pairings that work perfectly with L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec

Original food and wine pairings with L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec

The L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec of Winery Jean François Mérieau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, wild boar bourguignon or duck aiguillettes.

Details and technical informations about Winery Jean François Mérieau's L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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Style of wine
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

L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec - 2009
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.911110
L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec - 2005
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of L' Alliance des Générations Cabernet Franc - Malbec from Winery Jean François Mérieau are 2009, 2015, 2011, 2005

Informations about the Winery Jean François Mérieau

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Jean François Mérieau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Touraine wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.


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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An overview of the Rully appellation

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The word of the wine: Primary (aromas)

Aromas characteristic of each grape variety, essentially fruity and floral.

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