The best wines of Loire Valley

Discover the best wines of Loire Valley as well as the best winemakers of Loire Valley and estates of Loire Valley to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Loire Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Loire Valley by region

Looking for a good wine of Loire Valley among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Loire Valley. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Loire Valley with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Loire Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Loire Valley

Red wines from the region of Loire Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of stewed beef heart, lamb tagine with prunes or endives au gratin without béchamel sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Loire Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Loire Valley. often reveals types of flavors of earth, pepper or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, leather or oaky. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Loire Valley. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Loire Valley

  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Loire Valley

  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Negrette

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Loire Valley

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Discovering the wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.

Great white wines of Loire Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Loire Valley

White 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 cataplana with seafood, back of cod, beurre blanc with tarragon or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Loire Valley

On the nose the white wine of the region of Loire Valley. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, floral or nectarine and sometimes also flavors of yellow apple, oaky or apricot. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Loire Valley. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Loire Valley

  • 2007With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Loire Valley

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Malvasia
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Loire Valley

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Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Great sparkling wines of Loire Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Loire Valley

Sparkling wines from the region of Loire Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, cajun jumbalaya rice or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Loire Valley

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Loire Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cream, clove or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, apples or green apple. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Loire Valley. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Loire Valley

  • 2017With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Loire Valley

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Ugni blanc
  • Gamay
  • Pineau D'Aunis

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Loire Valley

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The word of the wine: Rough

Wine without finesse with rough tannins.

Great pink wines of Loire Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Loire Valley

Pink wines from the region of Loire Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of scottish haggis, chicken bonne femme or rabbit on the barbecue.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Loire Valley

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Loire Valley. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, oak or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of stone, tomatoes or non oak.

The best vintages in pink wine of Loire Valley

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.69/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Loire Valley

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Grolleau
  • Negrette
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Loire Valley

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Great sweet wines of Loire Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Loire Valley

Sweet wines from the region of Loire Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tagliatelle with fresh salmon, chinese fondue or croque monsieur with chopped steak.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Loire Valley

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Loire Valley. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of honey, oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Loire Valley

  • 2016With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Loire Valley

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Loire Valley

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The word of the wine: Bouchy

See cabernet franc.

Great natural sweet wines of Loire Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Loire Valley

Natural sweet 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 scallops, very simple fish with fresh pasta or rice with milk.

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Loire Valley

  • Chenin Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Loire Valley

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Great unknow wines of Loire Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Loire Valley

Unknow wines from the region of Loire Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of alsatian fondue, rabbit sautéed hunter or chicken chop suey.

The best vintages in unknow wine of Loire Valley

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.37/5

The best wineries and winemakers for unknow wine of Loire Valley

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News from the vineyard of Loire Valley

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