Winery Les Athlètes du Vin - Chinon

Winery Les Athlètes du VinChinon

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Chinon of Winery Les Athlètes du Vin is a red wine from the region of Chinon of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy

Wine with oak taste

oak, cedar

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Chinon of Winery Les Athlètes du Vin in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of violet, raspberry or pepper.

Details and technical informations about Winery Les Athlètes du Vin's Chinon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Chinon - 2018
In the top 100 of of Chinon wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Chinon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Chinon wines
Average rating: 411110
Chinon - 2016
In the top 100 of of Chinon wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Chinon - 2015
In the top 100 of of Chinon wines
Average rating: 411110
Chinon - 2014
In the top 100 of of Chinon wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Chinon from Winery Les Athlètes du Vin are 2017, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Les Athlètes du Vin

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Chinon in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Les Athlètes du Vin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Chinon wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 45000 wines of the world

The wine region of Chinon

The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.


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.

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The word of the wine: Gourmet

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