The Loire Valley is a key wine region. .
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
white wines from the region of Basse Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of pike dumplings with shrimp sauce, snowman in pudding or the fisherman's catigot with gambas.
On the nose in the region of Basse Loire often reveals types of flavors of green apple, tree fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of lemon, citrus fruit or earth. In the mouth in the region of Basse Loire is a with a nice freshness.
