The Winery Benoit Rocher of Anjou of Loire Valley

Winery Benoit Rocher
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 203 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Anjou in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Benoit Rocher is one of the best wineries to follow in Anjou.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Benoit Rocher wines

Looking for the best Winery Benoit Rocher wines in Anjou among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Benoit Rocher 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 Benoit Rocher wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Benoit Rocher

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Benoit Rocher

How Winery Benoit Rocher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of steamed ginger fish (china), vegan leek and tofu quiche or stuffed artichoke.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Benoit Rocher.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Anjou

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Benoit Rocher

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Benoit Rocher

How Winery Benoit Rocher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, semolina-merguez salad or lobster tail armorican style.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Benoit Rocher.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Grolleau

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Vibrant and fruity rosés with a pale salmon colour, a tender palate and fresh acidity, on aromas of strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, candy and spring flowers. Light and thirst-quenching finish. Star of Rosé d'Anjou AOC (a pleasing off-dry rosé) and backbone of Loire and Touraine rosés. Occasionally vinified as light reds and sparkling rosés. Native Loire grape from Anjou and Touraine, once the most widely planted variety in Anjou before Cabernet Franc.

The top red wines of Winery Benoit Rocher

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Benoit Rocher

How Winery Benoit Rocher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of yakisoba (fried noodles), salmon, shrimp and white fish puff pastry or tarte tatin.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Benoit Rocher.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Ventilation

Aeration is the process of decanting the wine to oxygenate it and thus promote the expression of the aromatic range and the harmony of the flavours.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Benoit Rocher

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Benoit Rocher

How Winery Benoit Rocher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cantonese rice, hawaiian pizza or lightweight microwave chips.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Benoit Rocher.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

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