The Winery Alexandre Giquel of Vouvray of Loire Valley

Winery Alexandre Giquel - Vouvray
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 168 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Vouvray in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Alexandre Giquel is one of the best wineries to follow in Vouvray.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Vouvray to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alexandre Giquel wines

Looking for the best Winery Alexandre Giquel wines in Vouvray among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alexandre Giquel wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Alexandre Giquel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Alexandre Giquel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alexandre Giquel

How Winery Alexandre Giquel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon steaks with lemon and shallot sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or italian gnocchi.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alexandre Giquel

  • 2018With an average score of 4.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alexandre Giquel.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Vouvray

Vouvray is the most famous and most respected appellation of the Loire Valley's Touraine growing region. The title covers white wines of various styles (sweet wine, dry, still and sparkling), from eight villages around the medieval town of Vouvray, on the northern banks of the Loire river. Vouvray is the flagship wine of the Chenin Blanc grape (or Pineau de la Loire as it is known there), followed ever-closer by Savennieres and the sweet whites of Anjou. Few wine regions in the world use Chenin to the same extent.

None showcase the variety's aromas and flavors with such focus and diversity. South Africa's annual Chenin Blanc production far exceeds that of France. However only the very best South African Chenin Blancs have anything like the textural balance or aromatic depth of Vouvray. (© Copyright Wine-Searcher) One key characteristic of quality Vouvray wines is their remarkable long life.

Many bottles more than 30 years old often show stunning freshness and life. This is largely down to Chenin Blanc's naturally high level of acidity, which acts as a preservative and allows the wine to develop for decades. Also vital is Chenin's intense aromatic composition, which is sufficiently robust to survive extended ageing. In their youth Vouvrays are characterized by aromas of acacia blossom, quince and green apples.

The top red wines of Winery Alexandre Giquel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alexandre Giquel

How Winery Alexandre Giquel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of provencal stew.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alexandre Giquel

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alexandre Giquel.

  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Madeleine angevine

Resulting from a sowing carried out in 1857 in Angers (Maine and Loire Valley) by Jean-Pierre Vibert and from 1863 marketed by the Moreau-Robert company. According to genetic analyses, this variety is the result of a cross between the royal madeleine and the blanc d'ambre. It has been used very often by hybridizers, the Csaba pearl being a good example. This variety is found in the United States (Washington), Germany and England, where it is vinified and its wine appreciated. - Synonymy: Angevine (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alexandre Giquel

Planning a wine route in the of Vouvray? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alexandre Giquel.

Discover the grape variety: Grec rouge

Most likely from the south of France, it is now an endangered variety.

News about Winery Alexandre Giquel and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.