The Cave de Valençay of Loire Valley

Cave de Valençay
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2510 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

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.

Top Cave de Valençay wines

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.

The top white wines of Cave de Valençay

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave de Valençay

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 banh mi sandwich, tagliatelle with fresh salmon or real swiss fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave de Valençay

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave de Valençay

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave de Valençay.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • 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 red wines of Cave de Valençay

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave de Valençay

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 roast beef with caramelized onion, breton galette with buckwheat flour or deer stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave de Valençay

On the nose the red wine of Cave de Valençay. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave de Valençay

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave de Valençay.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

The top pink wines of Cave de Valençay

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave de Valençay

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 roast lamb with thyme, whole salmon in aromatic broth or spit-roasted chicken.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Cave de Valençay.

  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Côt

The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave de Valençay

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.

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 Cave de Valençay and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

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-Milly-Lamartine, 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 ...

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

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-Lugny, 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/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).