Winery Lucien CrochetCuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, veal or game (deer, venison).
The Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge of the Winery Lucien Crochet is in the top 90 of wines of Sancerre.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge from the Winery Lucien Crochet
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge of Winery Lucien Crochet in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge of Winery Lucien Crochet in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or minerality and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge
The Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge of Winery Lucien Crochet matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of veal in pickle sauce, rabbit with cider and apples or coconut chicken and curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lucien Crochet's Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge from Winery Lucien Crochet are 2005, 2006, 2016, 2012 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Lucien Crochet
The Winery Lucien Crochet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sancerre
The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.
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.
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The word of the wine: Paste
Characteristic of a thick and heavy wine with sticky tannins.
