Top 100 wines of Leelanau Peninsula

Discover the top 100 best wines of Leelanau Peninsula of Leelanau Peninsula as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Leelanau Peninsula and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Leelanau Peninsula

The wine region of Leelanau Peninsula is located in the region of Michigan of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine M. Lawrence or the Domaine Verterra produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Leelanau Peninsula are Pinot noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

On the nose of Leelanau Peninsula often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth of Leelanau Peninsula is a powerful. We currently count 34 estates and châteaux in the of Leelanau Peninsula, producing 222 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Leelanau Peninsula go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Leelanau Peninsula

wines from the region of Leelanau Peninsula go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal with black olives, kale soup or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Leelanau Peninsula

On the nose in the region of Leelanau Peninsula often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

News from the vineyard of Leelanau Peninsula

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...