Winery Pierre SourdaisTradition Chinon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tradition Chinon of Winery Pierre Sourdais in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, black currant or chocolate.
Food and wine pairings with Tradition Chinon
Pairings that work perfectly with Tradition Chinon
Original food and wine pairings with Tradition Chinon
The Tradition Chinon of Winery Pierre Sourdais matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), chicken pie or rabbit on the barbecue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Sourdais's Tradition Chinon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tradition Chinon from Winery Pierre Sourdais are 2014, 2018, 2013, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Pierre Sourdais
The Winery Pierre Sourdais is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chinon
Northern limit of Cabernet Franc in France on the south bank of the Loire in Touraine: velvety, balanced reds with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and sweet spices (vanilla, cinnamon), supple tannins and digestible freshness. Light, fruity wines from gravel soils, more structured and mineral tuffeau wines suited to ageing. Also lively rosés and rare Chenin whites. Touraine AOC west of Tours, one of France's northernmost red appellations, from everyday to age-worthy bottles.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Merrain
Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.
