The best wines of Saone-et-Loire

Discover the best wines of Saone-et-Loire of Vin de Pays as well as the best winemakers of Saone-et-Loire and estates of Saone-et-Loire to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Saone-et-Loire and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Saone-et-Loire by region

Looking for a good wine of Saone-et-Loire of Vin de Pays among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Saone-et-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 Saone-et-Loire with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Saone-et-Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Saone-et-Loire

Red wines from the region of Saone-et-Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with mushrooms, pork chops with curry and honey or duck sleeves in cider.

The best vintages in red wine of Saone-et-Loire

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Saone-et-Loire

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Chardonnay
  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Saone-et-Loire

A wine route planned in the region of Saone-et-Loire? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Saone-et-Loire.

Discovering the wine region of Saone-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire is the PGI title for wines produced in the administrative department of the same name in Southern Burgundy. The department is best known for its AOC classified Vineyards and villages in the Côte Chalonnaise and Mâcon, but the PGI has yet to relax the winemaking laws for producers. That said, the Grape varieties allowed in the PGI laws are definitely Burgundian. Pinot Noir, Gamay and Chardonnay are joined by the lesser known grapes of Auxerrois, Sauvignon Blanc and Caesar.

However, as most of the department's best vineyard sites are devoted to the production of AOC level wines such as Rully or Mercurey, these wines are not very common. The department is situated between the Loire and the Saône - the former before it flows North to the vineyards of the Loire Valley and the latter before it flows south through Beaujolais to the Rhône. The topography of the region is shaped by these two rivers. Their wide valleys are separated by a hilly plateau in the centre of the department.

Great white wines of Saone-et-Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Saone-et-Loire

White wines from the region of Saone-et-Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, pan-fried potatoes with smoked salmon and rosemary or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Saone-et-Loire

On the nose the white wine of the region of Saone-et-Loire. often reveals types of flavors of earth. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Saone-et-Loire. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Saone-et-Loire

  • 2019With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Saone-et-Loire

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Saone-et-Loire

A wine route planned in the region of Saone-et-Loire? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Saone-et-Loire.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon Gris

Great sparkling wines of Saone-et-Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Saone-et-Loire

Sparkling wines from the region of Saone-et-Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Saone-et-Loire

A wine route planned in the region of Saone-et-Loire? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Saone-et-Loire.

The word of the wine: Suave

Said of a fine and unctuous wine.

Great pink wines of Saone-et-Loire

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Saone-et-Loire

Pink wines from the region of Saone-et-Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in pink wine of Saone-et-Loire

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

Discover the grape variety: Melon de Bourgogne

Melon de Bourgogne (or simply Melon) is a white grape variety originating, as its name indicates, from the Burgundy region. It is better known as Muscadet, the name of the wine it produces. It is the dominant grape variety in the Nantes region on the Brittany coast. Like any grape variety, it has its own characteristics. But its history is quite particular, because its predominance in the Nantes region is the result of a terrible winter.

News from the vineyard of Saone-et-Loire

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

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-Chaintré, 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/BourgogneWi ...

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

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 the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

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-Chardonnay, 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/Bourgogne ...

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