Top 100 white wines of Côteaux de l'Aubance

Discover the top 100 best white wines of Côteaux de l'Aubance of Centre Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Côteaux de l'Aubance and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Côteaux de l'Aubance

The wine region of Côteaux de l'Aubance is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Montgilet or the Domaine de Montgilet produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côteaux de l'Aubance are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côteaux de l'Aubance often reveals types of flavors of non oak, smoke or orange and sometimes also flavors of almonds, raisin or caramel.

In the mouth of Côteaux de l'Aubance is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 44 estates and châteaux in the of Côteaux de l'Aubance, producing 83 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côteaux de l'Aubance go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Côteaux de l'Aubance

white wines from the region of Côteaux de l'Aubance go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of baked sardines with garlic, zucchini quiche or english breakfast.

News from the vineyard of Côteaux de l'Aubance

Investing in California wine: slow but steady gains

There has been buyer and trade enthusiasm for California’s 2018-vintage releases, yet there is still a sense of the region finding its way on the international fine wine market. Releases of top Cabernet Sauvignon and ‘Bordeaux blend’ wines from the 2018 vintage have added some spark to the California sector of the market this year. ‘We’re seeing much stronger demand for blue-chip 2018s than we did for the 2017s,’ said Ryan Woodhouse, domestic wine buyer for K&L Wine Merchants in the US. Scar ...

Luxury lots see Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022 break record  

Wealthy bidders gathered under a big tent just outside Ritz-Carlton golf resort in Florida to compete for ‘one-of-a-kind’ lots in the live auction at Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022. Organisers said a record amount of more than $23m was raised at the latest edition of the annual charity event, which was founded by the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF). Rather than focus solely on wines, the live auction is known for offering exclusive experiences in partnership with some of the ...

The Last Drop Distillers unveils trio of new releases

The launch of the 2022 Collection takes the total number of Last Drop releases to 27 since the company was founded by drinks industry veterans Tom Jago and James Espey in 2008. Tom’s daughter Rebecca Jago is now the company’s MD. This year’s releases include The Last Drop’s first Japanese whisky: a blended malt that includes whisky from the fabled Hanyu distillery, taken from the beginning and end of its brief lifespan (1980-2000), as well as malts from other unidentified Japanese distilleries. ...