Winery Plou & FilsFrançois 1er
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Gamay noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the François 1er of Winery Plou & Fils in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of black currant, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with François 1er
Pairings that work perfectly with François 1er
Original food and wine pairings with François 1er
The François 1er of Winery Plou & Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of polish goulash, pan-fried carrots or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Winery Plou & Fils's François 1er.
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 François 1er from Winery Plou & Fils are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2018 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Plou & Fils
The Winery Plou & Fils is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Touraine-Amboise to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine-Amboise
The wine region of Touraine-Amboise is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine or the Domaine La Grange Tiphaine produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine-Amboise are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Côt, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine-Amboise often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or smoke and sometimes also flavors of black currant, strawberries or vegetal.
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: Hybrid
Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.
