The Château d'Avrille of Loire Valley

Château d'Avrille
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 863 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Château d'Avrille is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château d'Avrille wines

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

The top red wines of Château d'Avrille

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château d'Avrille

How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), light stuffed tomatoes or wild boar stew marinated in red wine.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château d'Avrille

  • 2016With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.27/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château d'Avrille.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay

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 white wines of Château d'Avrille

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château d'Avrille

How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of lobster tail armorican style, saffron monkfish or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château d'Avrille

On the nose the white wine of Château d'Avrille. often reveals types of flavors of apples, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, pineapple or almonds.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château d'Avrille

  • 2016With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 1989With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château d'Avrille.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top pink wines of Château d'Avrille

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château d'Avrille

How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, tajine of mutton or north welsch.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château d'Avrille

On the nose the pink wine of Château d'Avrille. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château d'Avrille

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château d'Avrille.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Blanc
  • Gamay
  • Grolleau

The word of the wine: MA

Auxiliary brand or buyer's brand (supermarket for example) gathering champagnes of various origins. It offers no guarantee of quality or traceability.

The top sweet wines of Château d'Avrille

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château d'Avrille

How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil) or pork cheeks confit in cider.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château d'Avrille.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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.

The top sparkling wines of Château d'Avrille

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château d'Avrille

How Château d'Avrille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of rougaille tomatoes (madagascar), chicken el diablo or verrine of beetroot and saint moret.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château d'Avrille

On the nose the sparkling wine of Château d'Avrille. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château d'Avrille

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château d'Avrille.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Grolleau
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Barbarossa

A black wine and table grape variety grown in Corsica, which is used in the ajaccio appellation.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château d'Avrille

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 d'Avrille.

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.