Winery Joseph VerdierBiorizon Chinon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Verdier's Biorizon Chinon.
Discover the grape variety: Frontenac
A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).
Informations about the Winery Joseph Verdier
The Winery Joseph Verdier is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 101 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.
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.
The word of the wine: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
