Top 100 wines of Menetou-Salon - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of Menetou-Salon of Haute Loire as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Menetou-Salon and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Menetou-Salon

The wine region of Menetou-Salon is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Max Roger or the Isabelle et Pierre Clement (Domaine de Chatenoy) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Menetou-Salon are Pinot noir, Cabernet franc and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Menetou-Salon often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, saline or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of earthy, green apple or melon.

In the mouth of Menetou-Salon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 121 estates and châteaux in the of Menetou-Salon, producing 279 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Menetou-Salon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Menetou-Salon

wines from the region of Menetou-Salon go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of cabbage casserole, scallop mousse or japanese curry.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Menetou-Salon

On the nose in the region of Menetou-Salon often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, red fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of peach, strawberries or earth. In the mouth in the region of Menetou-Salon is a with a nice freshness.

News from the vineyard of Menetou-Salon

Hugh Johnson: ‘Veteran wine books are by modern standards short on facts’

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