Winery Jean-Maurice RaffaultChinon Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chinon Rouge of Winery Jean-Maurice Raffault in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, pepper or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Chinon Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Chinon Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Chinon Rouge
The Chinon Rouge of Winery Jean-Maurice Raffault matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, magic cake cheese quiche or marinated duck with honey and five spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jean-Maurice Raffault's Chinon Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chinon Rouge from Winery Jean-Maurice Raffault are 2012, 2014, 2018, 2015 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Jean-Maurice Raffault
The Winery Jean-Maurice Raffault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
