The Cave de la Petite Fontaine of Sancerre of Loire Valley

Cave de la Petite Fontaine - Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Rouge
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 369 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Cave de la Petite Fontaine is one of the best wineries to follow in Sancerre.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave de la Petite Fontaine wines

Looking for the best Cave de la Petite Fontaine wines in Sancerre among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave de la Petite Fontaine 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 Cave de la Petite Fontaine wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

How Cave de la Petite Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of ardéchoise fly, roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras confit or christmas stuffed capon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

In the mouth the red wine of Cave de la Petite Fontaine. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Sancerre

The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.

In the mouth of Sancerre is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 447 estates and châteaux in the of Sancerre, producing 1671 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sancerre go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

The top white wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

How Cave de la Petite Fontaine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of broccoli gratin, mie goreng or genuine chicken tagine olive and lemon confit tagine with argan oil.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

On the nose the white wine of Cave de la Petite Fontaine. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or minerality and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Cave de la Petite Fontaine. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave de la Petite Fontaine.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave de la Petite Fontaine

Planning a wine route in the of Sancerre? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave de la Petite Fontaine.

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.

News about Cave de la Petite Fontaine and wines from the region

Bollinger Group purchases Sancerre estate Hubert Brochard

The Champagne house expanded into the region when it acquired Maison Langlois-Chateau in Saumur back in 1973. It then bolstered its presence in Sancerre with the acquisition of Château de Thauvenay in 2016. Now it has tied up a deal to bring the family-run Hubert Brochard estate into the fold. ‘The acquisition of Hubert Brochard estate represents a unique opportunity to consolidate our footprint in this fantastic region and to continue to promote, in France and internationally, its savoir-faire ...

Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers

According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...

Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia

Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...

The word of the wine: Load shedding

Unlike pumping over, the liquid part is completely removed from the tank before being poured over the marc. This allows for a better mixing of the solid particles and the juice.