The Winery Barré Frères of Loire Valley

Winery Barré Frères
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 4432 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Barré Frères is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Barré Frères wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Barré Frères

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Barré Frères

How Winery Barré Frères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of zucchini and goat cheese lasagna, vegan leek and tofu quiche or chicken colombo (west indies).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Barré Frères

On the nose the white wine of Winery Barré Frères. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Barré Frères. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Barré Frères

  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.33/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Barré Frères.

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Melon
  • Chardonnay

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 sparkling wines of Winery Barré Frères

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Barré Frères

How Winery Barré Frères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of scallops in coral sauce, savoyard fondue or lupine seeds for kemia (the aperitif).

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Barré Frères.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top red wines of Winery Barré Frères

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Barré Frères

How Winery Barré Frères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, sausages with kale or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Barré Frères.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

The top pink wines of Winery Barré Frères

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Barré Frères

How Winery Barré Frères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of chiche kebab in armenian, english tuna croque-monsieur or chicken and mushroom risotto.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Barré Frères.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Muscatel

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Barré Frères

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 Barré Frères.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Barré Frères and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

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-Cruzille, 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 Morey Saint Denis 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 Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly

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-Solutré-Pouilly, 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/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.