Château de VaugaudryCuvée du Plessis Chinon
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Plessis Chinon
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée du Plessis Chinon
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée du Plessis Chinon
The Cuvée du Plessis Chinon of Château de Vaugaudry matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, butternut and goat cheese gratin or confit sausages.
Details and technical informations about Château de Vaugaudry's Cuvée du Plessis 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.
Informations about the Château de Vaugaudry
The Château de Vaugaudry is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 7 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: Second wine
In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".
