The Cave de Valençay is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Cave de Valençay wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave de Valençay 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 Valençay wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Cave de Valençay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of cantonese rice, coulibiac of salmon or shrimp and chorizo risotto.
On the nose the white wine of Cave de Valençay. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
). Fine, crunchy Cabernet Franc reds (Chinon, Bourgueil) on raspberry and ripe pepper. Elegant Crémants. ~70,000 ha, oceanic climate over 800 km.
Wines for fine dining.
How Cave de Valençay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, light stuffed tomatoes or cassoulet with duck confit.
On the nose the red wine of Cave de Valençay. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
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.
How Cave de Valençay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of couscous of meat and fish, skate wings with capers or buckwheat pancakes filled with egg, cheese and ham.
White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).
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 Cave de Valençay.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
