Winery MonmousseauMalbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Malbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine of Winery Monmousseau in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or leather and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Malbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine
Pairings that work perfectly with Malbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine
Original food and wine pairings with Malbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine
The Malbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine of Winery Monmousseau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, tartiflette or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.
Details and technical informations about Winery Monmousseau's Malbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine.
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 Malbec - Cabernet Franc Touraine from Winery Monmousseau are 2016, 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Monmousseau
The Winery Monmousseau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine 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 often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.
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: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
