Discover the top 100 best sparkling wines of Loire Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sparkling 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.
Dry, neutral and nervy whites with a pale robe, slender mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with discreet aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers and herbaceous notes. The ideal profile for distillation: absolute pillar of Cognac AOC (over 95% of the Charentes vineyard) and Armagnac AOC. Also produced as still whites in Provence, Languedoc and Corsica. French synonym for Italian Trebbiano Toscano, one of the most planted varieties in the world.
sparkling wines from the region of Loire Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with roquefort cheese, the chicken with rice of the mother michèle or snowman in pudding.
On the nose in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of green apple, apricot or pear and sometimes also flavors of cheese, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth in the region of Loire Valley is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
