Winery VallettesDomaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Domaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of the Winery Vallettes is in the top 50 of wines of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
Food and wine pairings with Domaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Pairings that work perfectly with Domaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Original food and wine pairings with Domaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
The Domaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil of Winery Vallettes matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, chicken in red wine or rabbit with green olives.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vallettes's Domaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil.
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 Domaine Jamet les Varennes Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil from Winery Vallettes are 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014
Informations about the Winery Vallettes
The Winery Vallettes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc (Breton) signature as monovarietal on the north bank of the Loire in Touraine, ≤10% Cabernet Sauvignon: fresh vibrant reds with bursting aromas of raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and floral and spicy touches, fine tannins and silky palate. Light fruity gravel wines to drink young, more structured mineral tuffeau wines suitable for 5-6 years of aging. Luminous ruby robe. AOC neighbor of Bourgueil, pure Loire identity of Cabernet Franc.
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: Concentrator
A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.
