The Château de l'Assay is one of the best wineries to follow in Anjou.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de l'Assay wines in Anjou among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de l'Assay 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 Château de l'Assay wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de l'Assay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, gratin of coquillettes with ham or leg of wild boar.
Loire mosaic between schist (black Anjou) and tuffeau (white Anjou): signature Chenin as the white king (≥80%) — dry to sweet with notes of citrus, apple, pear, quince, mirabelle, honey and a mineral touch, racy natural acidity and great ageing on the best. Cabernet Franc in fruity, supple reds (strawberry, cherry, raspberry, violet) and in indulgent off-dry rosés. Grolleau and Pineau d'Aunis as support. AOC of Maine-et-Loire, mild oceanic climate, moderate yields.
How Château de l'Assay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or pork chops with curry and honey.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
How Château de l'Assay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of cod brandade, zucchini quiche or savoury cake base and various fillings.
Visual aspect of the wine. The colour is defined by its intensity, clarity, brilliance and colour, which indicate the level of evolution of the wine, thus giving an indication of its vintage.
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Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
