Winery l'Île de RéL'Azuré Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with L'Azuré Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with L'Azuré Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with L'Azuré Rouge
The L'Azuré Rouge of Winery l'Île de Ré matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, ham and cheese omelette or wild boar leg of 7 hours.
Details and technical informations about Winery l'Île de Ré's L'Azuré Rouge.
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
The best vintages of L'Azuré Rouge from Winery l'Île de Ré are 2018
Informations about the Winery l'Île de Ré
The Winery l'Île de Ré is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Charentais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Charentais
The wine region of Charentais is located in the region of Atlantique of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Garancille or the Domaine de Garancille produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Charentais are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Charentais often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, green apple or butter and sometimes also flavors of floral, fresh cut grass or gooseberry.
The wine region of Atlantique
The regional name of Vin de pays de l'Atlantique exists since 2006. For red, rosé and white wines, it brings together 76 producer and Cellar members in Gironde, Dordogne and other departments of Poitou and Aquitaine, for a production of 39. 500 hectolitres of wine, 62% of which is red wine. This denomination is a complement of range of the AOC of Bordeaux.
The word of the wine: Local wine
Table wine, but with the origin indicated. It corresponds to a particular legislation: the freedom to use grape varieties is greater than for the AOC, but the quality criteria such as the approval tastings can sometimes be more demanding. The legislation is still evolving, but for the moment there are three levels: regional (e.g. Vin de Pays d'Oc), departmental and local (e.g. Côtes de Thongue).
