This wine is (as it says on the label), L’alliance des générations – a wine made by 2 generations of the Merieau family. Jean-François, his sister Patricia and their father Jacky. A blend of 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Malbec (here known locally as Côt), the wine is aged for 18 months in oak fûts and then given a substantial period of ageing in the cellar before being released on to the market. We enjoyed a magnum of 2005 last night which went extremely well with an all in one dish of chicken thighs roasted with red peppers, chorizo, black olives, baby new potatoes, shallots, garlic and orange.
L’Alliance des generations – a top Cabernet Franc/Malbec blend from Touraine
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Loire valley grape varieties
17 different grapes grown in the Loire valley. One photo of each one, all grown on the same plot taken on August 30th 2014.
8 Sep, 2014 -
Cabernet Franc in Anjou
It’s interesting to see how the vintage year has such an impact upon vine development. In 2011 the Cabernet Franc sprung into action early and by the end of May they were in full flower. In 2012 you can see that the vines have not reached that point and this year we are even further behind with the lack of sunshine throughout May. We count 100 days from flowering to harvest so it looks like we’ll be picking considerably later this year.
16 Jun, 2013 -
Touraine-Amboise
It’s easy to see the effects of climate change here in the Loire valley. Over the past 20 years we’ve had more heat and more frost.
17 Jan, 2022 -
Wine education. Did you know about Côt?
Did you know that here in the Loire we grow Malbec? Yes, the grape variety that you may think belongs to Argentina. Actually it’s French!
26 Jan, 2021 -
Life in the Loire on lock-down. 26th April. Day forty three.
I think we’re losing the capacity to speak. It must be the lack of contact with the outside world. What’s happening to us?
27 Apr, 2020 -
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Loire Valley
A few things that you might not know about the Loire valley.
10 Oct, 2016