The Winery André Besnard of Loire Valley

Winery André Besnard
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the E & J Gallo.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery André Besnard is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery André Besnard wines

Looking for the best Winery André Besnard wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery André Besnard 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 André Besnard wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery André Besnard

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery André Besnard

How Winery André Besnard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of marmite dieppoise, peach and tuna verrine or fish and shrimp curry.

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.

The top other wines of Winery André Besnard

Food and wine pairings with a other wine of Winery André Besnard

How Winery André Besnard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of saddle of lamb with herbs, quiche lorraine or thai chicken with red curry and green curry in coconut milk.

Discover the grape variety: Palieri

This variety was obtained in 1958 in Velletri (Italy) by Michèle Palieri by crossing Alphonse Lavallée and molinera gorda or red malaga. Because of its great vigour, it is ideal for creating a trellis or a pergola. Little known in France, it can be found in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, etc.

The top red wines of Winery André Besnard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery André Besnard

How Winery André Besnard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of shish kebab, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or coconut chicken and curry.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery André Besnard.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery André Besnard

Planning a wine route in the of Loire Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery André Besnard.

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.

News about Winery André Besnard and wines from the region

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How to work with Chablis wines as a sommelier by Yang LU

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The word of the wine: Extraction

All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.