The Château d'Eternes of Loire Valley

Château d'Eternes
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 2921 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Château d'Eternes is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château d'Eternes wines

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

The top white wines of Château d'Eternes

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

How Château d'Eternes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi, goat cheese and bacon quiche or ham croquette with purée.

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

  • Chenin 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 d'Eternes

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

How Château d'Eternes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or wild boar ragout with kriek.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château d'Eternes

On the nose the red wine of Château d'Eternes. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blueberry or black currant and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.

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

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.26/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.22/5

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

  • 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'Eternes

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

How Château d'Eternes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, round zucchini stuffed with tuna or carri of shrimps with chillies.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château d'Eternes

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'Eternes.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

News about Château d'Eternes and wines from the region

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 ...

Chablis: #locationmatters by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: 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. In this first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

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-Bussières, 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 ...

The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.