The Château du Breuil of Loire Valley

Château du Breuil
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 172 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Château du Breuil is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Château du Breuil wine estate is located in the Loire Valley, in France. Aligning with the adherence of the Touraine wine region, the château produces a full range of superior quality wines from its vineyards spanning a total area of 33 hectares. The vines defy the sheltered hillsides from wind that matures the vineyards of the Seuil des Charentes and Touraine on the tannic limestone soil typical of Loir-et-Cher. The château, having its own wine-making cellar, specializes in high-quality white and red wines. White grape varieties, produced by the château, include Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and the grape variety Merlot and Malbec for red wines. The wines are vinified in barrels under the appellations Les Preuil, Touraine-Chenonceaux, Cheverny, and Cour-Cheverny AOP. The owner, Philippe de Lage de Volude, has been producing his wines for over 40 years and offers attentive and professional service to serve his wines both on-site and for export. He is committed to respecting the terrain and strives to produce natural wines, reflecting the purity of the Château du Breuil terroirs. Open for visits throughout the year, the château offers tastings of the wines it produces, tours of the cellars, aging tunnels, and its vineyards, with a friendly team welcoming guests throughout the day. Tales and legends concerning the place are also highlighted by comments and anecdotes given by the staff of the house. Picnic baskets are available for visitors. The château also features a restaurant, making it an ideal location for outings and gastronomic meals. Château du Breuil is a magical and enchanting place that offers various activities and quality accommodation for its guests. The hospitality inherited from long years of experience with guests provides everyone with a memorable experience.

Top Château du Breuil wines

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

The top white wines of Château du Breuil

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château du Breuil

How Château du Breuil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of panga curry, festive sea pot or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château du Breuil

On the nose the white wine of Château du Breuil. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château du Breuil. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château du Breuil

  • 1989With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1991With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château du Breuil.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 red wines of Château du Breuil

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Breuil

How Château du Breuil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of original mafé with okra, pigeon with bacon and mushrooms or coconut chicken and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Breuil

On the nose the red wine of Château du Breuil. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Breuil

  • 2016With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château du Breuil.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Grolleau

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top sweet wines of Château du Breuil

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château du Breuil

How Château du Breuil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of macaroni and cheese gratin, apple cake or farfalle with spinach and gorgonzola sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château du Breuil

On the nose the sweet wine of Château du Breuil. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château du Breuil. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château du Breuil

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château du Breuil.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Thinning out

Operation consisting in eliminating the suckers that grow on the vine stocks.

The top pink wines of Château du Breuil

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château du Breuil

How Château du Breuil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of lamb collar with mustard, eggs florentine or grilled mackerel with garlic and herbs.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château du Breuil.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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.

The top sparkling wines of Château du Breuil

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château du Breuil

How Château du Breuil wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of stuffed squid, sophie's tuna cake or small croissants with smoked salmon (toast).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château du Breuil

On the nose the sparkling wine of Château du Breuil. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château du Breuil. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château du Breuil

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château du Breuil.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Shoulder

The upper part of the bottle located at the base of the shoulder-shaped neck.

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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 Château du Breuil.

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 Château du Breuil and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

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-Vergisson, 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/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

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-Pierreclos, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

The word of the wine: Thinning out

Operation consisting in eliminating the suckers that grow on the vine stocks.

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