Discover the top 100 best white wines of Jasnières of Haute Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Jasnières and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Loire AOC on the Loir river (~120 ha, ~2,000 hl, full south-facing slope protected by the Bercé forest, Turonian tuffeau, flinty clay soils): exclusive Chenin Blanc in white — fruity then floral notes, characteristic flint more or less marked by vintage, tense freshness and mineral tension, dry, off-dry and sweet, acclaimed as one of France's finest dry whites, exceptional longevity over several decades.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
white wines from the region of Jasnières go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of tuna with tomatoes in the oven, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez).
