The best wines of Basse Loire

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

Top wines of Basse Loire by region

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

Great red wines of Basse Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Basse Loire

Red wines from the region of Basse Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), zucchini lasagna or duck confit (canned).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Basse Loire

On the nose the red wine of the region of Basse Loire. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, licorice or plum.

The best vintages in red wine of Basse Loire

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.75/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Basse Loire

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Grolleau
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malbec

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Basse Loire

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Discovering the wine region of Basse Loire

IGP designation in the Pays Nantais (Loire-Atlantique), gneiss, mica-schist and granite draining soils, mild humid oceanic climate between Nantes and the Atlantic. Folle Blanche and Chardonnay are the signature whites: mineral with citrus and oceanic tension, delicate fruit. Melon de Bourgogne is the historic companion of Muscadet. Gamay for fruity rosé.

Cabernets and Pinot Noir in light reds; fine acidity preserved by Atlantic influence.

Great white wines of Basse Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Basse Loire

White wines from the region of Basse Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of kale soup, cuttlefish with cider or moroccan veal tagine from hanane.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Basse Loire

On the nose the white wine of the region of Basse Loire. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, green apple or lime and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or pear. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Basse Loire. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Basse Loire

  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Basse Loire

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Folle Blanche
  • Melon de Bourgogne

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Basse Loire

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Discover the grape variety: Folle blanche

Very lively, tense whites with a lean palate and cutting acidity. Delicate aromas of green apple, lemon, white flowers, pear and iodine saline notes. Light, refreshing finish, best drunk young. Historic pillar of Cognac AOC before phylloxera (known as Gros Plant) and Armagnac AOC (called Picpoul or Piquepoul there); star of Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC on Atlantic terroirs. Native French South-West variety, genetic parent of Colombard.

Great sparkling wines of Basse Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Basse Loire

Sparkling wines from the region of Basse Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), ham and cheese macaroni gratin or tuna flan with leek coulis.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Basse Loire

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Basse Loire. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or green apple.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Basse Loire

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Basse Loire

  • Chardonnay
  • Gamay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Basse Loire

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The word of the wine: Naturé

See savagnin.

Great pink wines of Basse Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Basse Loire

Pink wines from the region of Basse Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of leg of lamb with baked potatoes, baked salmon mediterranean style or chicken liver cake.

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Basse Loire

  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Basse Loire

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Discover the grape variety: Muscadine

Sweet and liqueur wines with a highly distinctive foxy, musky character, amber to golden colour, lush palate, showing powerful signature aromas of wild muscat (foxy signature), exotic fruits, flowers and earthy notes. Distinctly southern American identity. Grown in the south-eastern United States (Carolinas, Florida), resistant to phylloxera and disease, used in modern hybridisation programmes. Family of American varieties of the Vitis rotundifolia species.

Great sweet wines of Basse Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Basse Loire

Sweet wines from the region of Basse Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of baeckeoffe with fish, baked salmon steaks or saithe in foil.

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Basse Loire

  • Grolleau
  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Moscato

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Basse Loire

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The word of the wine: Destemming

Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.

Great other wines of Basse Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a other wine of Basse Loire

Other wines from the region of Basse Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong), tomato tartar or raoul's bouillabaisse.

The most used grape varieties in other wine of Basse Loire

  • Melon de Bourgogne

The word of the wine: Yeast

Micro-organisms at the base of all fermentative processes. A wide variety of yeasts live and thrive naturally in the vineyard, provided that treatments do not destroy them. Unfortunately, their replacement by laboratory-selected yeasts is often the order of the day and contributes to the standardization of the wine. Yeasts are indeed involved in the development of certain aromas.

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