Cave St-PierreCuvée du 3e Millénaire Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Humagne rouge and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée du 3e Millénaire Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée du 3e Millénaire Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée du 3e Millénaire Rouge
The Cuvée du 3e Millénaire Rouge of Cave St-Pierre matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef coarse salt, leg of lamb with herb stuffing or pork chops with mustard.
Details and technical informations about Cave St-Pierre's Cuvée du 3e Millénaire Rouge.
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 Cuvée du 3e Millénaire Rouge from Cave St-Pierre are 2013, 0, 2015
Informations about the Cave St-Pierre
The Cave St-Pierre is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 55 wines for sale in the of Valais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valais
The Valais is the largest wine region and appellation in Switzerland, responsible for around one third of the country's total wine production. The main Vineyard area covers the southeast-facing slopes of the dramatic Rhône river valley as the glacial waters run southwest between Leuk (Loeche in French) and Fully. The river changes direction at Martigny and then runs northwest to exit the valley and empty into Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Vineyard area here comes to around 4,800 hectares (11,800 acres) and is generally located on (often steep) slopes and terraces between the flat, fertile, Heavy soils at the bottom of the valley - often given over to fruit production, industry and urban development - and the bare rock of the mountainside that towers above.
The word of the wine: Botrytis
Fungus that causes grape rot.
