Winery Les VaucorneillesDu Grain au Vin
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Malbec, the Touriga franca and the Gamay noir.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Du Grain au Vin
Pairings that work perfectly with Du Grain au Vin
Original food and wine pairings with Du Grain au Vin
The Du Grain au Vin of Winery Les Vaucorneilles matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), chicken on a bed of summer vegetables or bocconcini (veal rolls with ham and comté).
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Vaucorneilles's Du Grain au Vin.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Du Grain au Vin from Winery Les Vaucorneilles are 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Les Vaucorneilles
The Winery Les Vaucorneilles is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Touraine-Mesland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine-Mesland
The wine region of Touraine-Mesland is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos de la Briderie or the Domaine Lusqueneau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine-Mesland 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-Mesland often reveals types of flavors of dark chocolate, earth or oak.
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: Serious
A Bordeaux term for small pebbles from the Pyrenees, eroded, rounded and transported by the Garonne to Aquitaine. They are mainly found on the left bank in the area.... known as the Graves, and further downstream in the Médoc. By extension, gravel is found in other regions, brought by other rivers or even glaciers.
