Winery Joel TaluauCuvée du Domaine Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Domaine Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée du Domaine Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Domaine Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
The Cuvée du Domaine Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of Winery Joel Taluau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, simple pork roast or rabbit with kriek and cherries.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joel Taluau's Cuvée du Domaine Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
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.
Informations about the Winery Joel Taluau
The Winery Joel Taluau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc (Breton) signature as monovarietal on the north bank of the Loire in Touraine, ≤10% Cabernet Sauvignon: fresh vibrant reds with bursting aromas of raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and floral and spicy touches, fine tannins and silky palate. Light fruity gravel wines to drink young, more structured mineral tuffeau wines suitable for 5-6 years of aging. Luminous ruby robe. AOC neighbor of Bourgueil, pure Loire identity of Cabernet Franc.
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: Extraction
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
