Sancerre Rouge

If you're longing for some French wine and food, you should consider the region of the Loire Valley in central France. You can even find a bargain, and really I hope you have fun on this tour wine education fact-filled in which we review a red Sancerre wine based on Pinot Black from the eastern part the Loire Valley.

The Loire is the longest river in France. Of the eleven French wine regions of the Loire Valley ranks third in the total area of vineyards. It is divided into four regions from west to east: Nantais, Anjou-Saumur, Touraine, Centre and vineyards, the house wine reviewed below. Most of this region of white grapes are Sauvignon Blanc and is the major red varieties Pinot Black.

Sancerre is a medieval hill house less than two thousand inhabitants. The name of the city is synonymous with white wine. The city may have housed a temple dedicated to Julius Caesar. Sancerre is proud of having rejected the British twice during the Hundred Years War and have been a regional command center of the French Resistance in World War II. Features include the sixteenth century Campanula St. John Tower of fiefs, the remains of a castle built in the fourteenth century, and the house wine exhibition dating from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. Enjoy the medieval streets and food and wine.

Before examining the Loire wines and imported cheeses that we had the chance to buy at a local wine store and a local Italian food store, here are some suggestions of what to eat with indigenous wines when touring this beautiful region. Start with salad Roast Partridge (Partridge roast salad). For your second course savor Pot to the Fire Bobbin (Duckling stew). And as dessert indulge yourself with a Grand Marnier crepe (crepe with Grand Marnier).

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Wine Review Fournier Sancerre Rouge 2003 12.5% alcohol about $ 24

Let's start by quoting the marketing materials. Red Sancerre is made exclusively from Pinot Black. These wines are rarely seen in our market, because a large proportion of them are popular locally. In Loire red wines require a warmer and more consistent to get the maturity. In 2003, with the heat wave across Europe, Fournier was able to achieve this. This classic wine aromas and flavors of Pinot happy, brush and beets. The producer recommends serving this wine slightly chilled with bouillabaisse. And now for my review.

My first meal of beef stew and potatoes with hot pepper sauce Tunisian and Moroccan spiced carrots. The wine was earthy and very powerful tasting of black cherries and tobacco. This Pinot Black had no trouble with hot sauce of meat.

The second meal is an Atlantic salmon marinated in barbecue sauce Italian style mall. The fish was accompanied by potatoes fried in chicken fat. The wine is round and earthy, and relatively long. There was some aftertaste.

The last involved an association grilled chicken breast purchased again potatoes roasted in chicken fat and caponata, an Italian eggplant with tomatoes, garlic and olives. Somewhat surprisingly the wine was plums. The combination was excellent, emphasizing the fruit in the wine.

Something happened and I did not have to taste this wine with cheese. As you may know, I'm usually not all that pleased with the wine and cheese. Anyway, my apologies, and at least for the moment, I intend to return to tasting wines and cheeses.

the final verdict. I think the wine was too expensive. To my way of thinking a wine prices in the mid-twenties he was excellent more than once in three tastings. I have certainly not buy it just to try new wines and cheeses. And there i.