The Winery Vins Cognard is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Vins Cognard wines in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vins Cognard wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Vins Cognard wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Vins Cognard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, moist parmesan steak or wild boar stew.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Vins Cognard. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yannick Amirault or the Domaine Sebastien David produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil are Cabernet franc, Pinot noir and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or grass and sometimes also flavors of game, cheese or graphite.
In the mouth of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 189 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, producing 418 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).
How Winery Vins Cognard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of pumpkin parmentier hash, salmon pavés en papillote or croque madame.
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.
How Winery Vins Cognard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, pork colombo or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.
Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.
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Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.
