Discover the top 100 best pink wines of Loire Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the pink wines that are popular of Loire Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
). Fine, crunchy Cabernet Franc reds (Chinon, Bourgueil) on raspberry and ripe pepper. Elegant Crémants. ~70,000 ha, oceanic climate over 800 km.
Wines for fine dining.
Vibrant and fruity rosés with a pale salmon colour, a tender palate and fresh acidity, on aromas of strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, candy and spring flowers. Light and thirst-quenching finish. Star of Rosé d'Anjou AOC (a pleasing off-dry rosé) and backbone of Loire and Touraine rosés. Occasionally vinified as light reds and sparkling rosés. Native Loire grape from Anjou and Touraine, once the most widely planted variety in Anjou before Cabernet Franc.
pink wines from the region of Loire Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, fish pie and quick or rice with milk.
On the nose in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of minerality, earth or microbio.
