Wines made from Grolleau grapes of Crémant de Loire
Discover the best wines made with Grolleau as a single variety or as a blend of Crémant de Loire.
More informations about the variety Grolleau
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.
More informations about the region of Loire Valley
Loire AOC for traditional-method sparkling wines (1975), a refined alternative to Champagne in Anjou, Saumur, Touraine. Fine, fresh bubbles with signature notes of green apple, pear, white flowers, brioche and a honeyed touch, a taut and thirst-quenching palate. Chenin Blanc as the base of Loire expression, complemented by round Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc (raspberry roses), Pinot Noir, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis. Hand-harvested, aged min.
What are the typical flavors of the Grolleau grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 5% of Grolleau
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Grolleau
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Grolleau
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Grolleau
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Grolleau
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Grolleau
- YeastPresent in 2% of Grolleau
- EarthPresent in 2% of Grolleau
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Grolleau
- CreamPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- TropicalPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- PeachPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- Green applePresent in 1% of Grolleau
- LimePresent in 1% of Grolleau
- MineralityPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- ApricotPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- LemonPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- PearPresent in 1% of Grolleau
- StonePresent in 1% of Grolleau