The Château de Brissac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Brissac wines in Anjou among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Brissac 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 de Brissac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Brissac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or duck legs with confit potatoes.
Loire mosaic between schist (black Anjou) and tuffeau (white Anjou): signature Chenin as the white king (≥80%) — dry to sweet with notes of citrus, apple, pear, quince, mirabelle, honey and a mineral touch, racy natural acidity and great ageing on the best. Cabernet Franc in fruity, supple reds (strawberry, cherry, raspberry, violet) and in indulgent off-dry rosés. Grolleau and Pineau d'Aunis as support. AOC of Maine-et-Loire, mild oceanic climate, moderate yields.
How Château de Brissac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of quick smoked salmon croque-monsieur, ham and comté quiche or wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
How Château de Brissac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fresh sausage, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or pakistani rice (biryani).
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Brissac. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit.
Any wine loaded with CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is revealed in the form of bubbles, reinforcing the freshness effect in the mouth. This gas production is the result of what is called the second fermentation in the bottle. It occurs in champagnes and sparkling wines such as crémants.
How Château de Brissac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of linguine with shrimp and spicy tomato sauce, chicken risotto with curry or chorizo puff pastry.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Planning a wine route in the of Anjou? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Brissac.
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.
