The best wines of Chinon
Discover the best wines of Chinon of Loire Valley as well as the best winemakers of Chinon and estates of Chinon to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Chinon and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Top wines of Chinon by region
Looking for a good wine of Chinon of Loire Valley among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Chinon. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Chinon with technical and enological descriptions.
Great red wines of Chinon
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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Chinon
Red wines from the region of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, home-made coq au vin or duck breast with honey.
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Chinon
On the nose the red wine of the region of Chinon. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of cherry, earthy or minerality.
The best vintages in red wine of Chinon
- 1990With an average score of 4.50/5
- 1989With an average score of 4.33/5
- 1999With an average score of 4.20/5
- 2003With an average score of 4.16/5
- 2006With an average score of 4.07/5
- 2005With an average score of 4.06/5
The most used grape varieties in red wine of Chinon
- Cabernet Franc
The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Chinon
A wine route planned in the region of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Chinon.
- Château de la Grille Chinon
- Winery Alain et Jerome Lenoir Chinon
- Château du Coudray Montpensier Chinon
- Winery Fabrice Gasnier Chinon with Christian Tietje as winemaker
- Winery M Plouzeau Chinon
- Château de Saint Louans Chinon
- Domaine des Frères Chinon
- Domaine les Demoiselles de Pallus Chinon
- Winery La Varenne Chinon
- Domaine Gouron Chinon
- Winery Lysardiere Chinon
- Winery Philippe Alliet Chinon with Philippe Alliet as winemaker
- Domaine du Raifault Chinon
- Domaine de Noiré Chinon
- Winery Bernard Baudry Chinon with Domaine Bernard Baudry as winemaker
- Winery Les Luthines Chinon
- Winery Pascal Gasné Chinon
- Domaine de l'R Chinon
- Winery Sylvain Et Nicolas Chinon
- Château de Sonnay Chinon
Discovering the wine region of Chinon
The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.
In the mouth of Chinon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 290 estates and châteaux in the of Chinon, producing 865 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).
Great white wines of Chinon
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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Chinon
White wines from the region of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon lasagna, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or nachos (chicken).
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Chinon
On the nose the white wine of the region of Chinon. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, apricot or lemon. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Chinon. is a with a nice freshness.
The best vintages in white wine of Chinon
- 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
- 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
- 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
- 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
The most used grape varieties in white wine of Chinon
- Chenin Blanc
The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Chinon
A wine route planned in the region of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Chinon.
- Château de Saint Louans Chinon
- Winery Bernard Baudry Chinon with Domaine Bernard Baudry as winemaker
- Winery Fabrice Gasnier Chinon with Christian Tietje as winemaker
- Winery Couly-Dutheil Chinon with René Couly as winemaker
- Domaine de l'R Chinon
- Winery Philippe Alliet Chinon with Philippe Alliet as winemaker
- Domaine Eric Hérault Chinon
- Château de l'Aulee Chinon
- Domaine Charles Pain Chinon
- Domaine de Pallus Chinon
- Domaine les Demoiselles de Pallus Chinon
- Winery Bruno Preveaux Chinon
- Domaine Gouron Chinon
- Domaine du Raifault Chinon
- Domaine des Millarges Chinon
- Domaine de Noiré Chinon
- Domaine de la Jalousie Chinon
- Winery M Plouzeau Chinon
- Winery Vigneron Pascal Avril Chinon
- Domaine du Colombier Chinon
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Great sparkling wines of Chinon
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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Chinon
Sparkling wines from the region of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, sauté of pork with cider or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.
Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Chinon
On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Chinon. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, cranberry or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Chinon
- Cabernet Franc
- Chenin Blanc
- Chardonnay
The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Chinon
A wine route planned in the region of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Chinon.
- Winery Fabrice Gasnier Chinon with Christian Tietje as winemaker
- Château de l'Aulee Chinon
- Winery Couly-Dutheil Chinon with René Couly as winemaker
- Winery Bouquerries Chinon
- Domaine des Béguineries Chinon
- Winery Serge et Bruno Sourdais Chinon
- Winery M Plouzeau Chinon
- Winery Jautrou Chinon
- Domaine de la Tour Chinon
- Domaine de la Commanderie - Philippe Pain Chinon
- Domaine de Noiré Chinon
- Winery Bernard Loyer Chinon
The word of the wine: Interknot
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).
Great pink wines of Chinon
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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Chinon
Pink wines from the region of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, the tartiflette wrap or gigolette of rabbit.
Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Chinon
On the nose the pink wine of the region of Chinon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black currant, non oak or earth.
The best vintages in pink wine of Chinon
- 0With an average score of 4.00/5
- 2019With an average score of 3.95/5
- 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
- 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
- 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
- 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Chinon
- Cabernet Franc
The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Chinon
A wine route planned in the region of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Chinon.
- Domaine de Pallus Chinon
- Château de la Grille Chinon
- Winery Bernard Baudry Chinon with Domaine Bernard Baudry as winemaker
- Winery Fabrice Gasnier Chinon with Christian Tietje as winemaker
- Winery Serge et Bruno Sourdais Chinon
- Domaine Charles Pain Chinon
- Winery Bouquerries Chinon
- Domaine Gouron Chinon
- Winery Clothide Pain (Clo') Chinon
- Domaine de Noiré Chinon
- Domaine Eric Hérault Chinon
- Winery M Plouzeau Chinon
- Domaine du Raifault Chinon
- Winery Bruno Preveaux Chinon
- Winery Jautrou Chinon
- Domaine de l'R Chinon
- Domaine des Béguineries Chinon
- Winery Famille Rouet Chinon
- Domaine de la Dozonnerie Chinon
- Château de Marcay Chinon
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.
Great sweet wines of Chinon
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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Chinon
Sweet wines from the region of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of poached salmon in coconut milk with curry, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or leek and fresh salmon tart.
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Chinon
On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Chinon. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
The best vintages in sweet wine of Chinon
- 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Chinon
- Chenin Blanc
The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Chinon
A wine route planned in the region of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Chinon.
- Château de l'Aulee Chinon
- Domaine de la Jalousie Chinon
- Domaine des Béguineries Chinon
- Domaine de Noiré Chinon
- Domaine des Millarges Chinon
The word of the wine: Perlant
Said of a slightly effervescent wine.
Great other wines of Chinon
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Food and wine pairing with a other wine of Chinon
Other wines from the region of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine, light stuffed tomatoes or fresh pasta.
The most used grape varieties in other wine of Chinon
- Cabernet Franc
The best wineries and winemakers for other wine of Chinon
A wine route planned in the region of Chinon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best other wine of Chinon.
- Winery Fabrice Gendrot Chinon
- Winery Clothide Pain (Clo') Chinon
- Winery Ricotier Chinon
- Winery Dominique et Ludovic Daguet Chinon
The word of the wine: Varietal
Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.
A wine route in the region of Chinon ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages
- Beaumont-en-véron
- Cravant-les-coteaux
- Eaumont-en-veron
- La roche clermault
- Margaux
- Rivière
- Savigny-en-veron