Winery VilleboisChinon Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Chinon Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Chinon Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Chinon Cabernet Franc
The Chinon Cabernet Franc of Winery Villebois matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villebois's Chinon Cabernet Franc.
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 Chinon Cabernet Franc from Winery Villebois are 2014
Informations about the Winery Villebois
The Winery Villebois is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 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: Thermoregulation
Control of the vinification temperatures (by circulating hot or cold water on the walls of the vats, for example). This is a major step forward, which in particular helps to preserve the freshness of the aromas threatened by excessive temperature rises during fermentation.
