The Château la Varière is one of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château la Varière wines in Anjou among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château la Varière 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 la Varière wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château la Varière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or basque piperade.
On the nose the red wine of Château la Varière. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
The wine region of Anjou is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lacheteau or the Domaine Moncourt produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Anjou are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Anjou often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, caramel or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cassis or mushroom.
In the mouth of Anjou is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 448 estates and châteaux in the of Anjou, producing 960 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Anjou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).
How Château la Varière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp risotto with curry, the fisherman's catigot with gambas or tarte tatin.
On the nose the white wine of Château la Varière. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Château la Varière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of pizza with beef and comté cheese, the coughing cat's apple crumble or pear, roquefort and walnut tart.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château la Varière. often reveals types of flavors of apples, peach or minerality and sometimes also flavors of apricot, honey or dried apricot. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château la Varière. is a with a nice freshness.
A term that can have several meanings, but often designates a branded wine as opposed to a wine from a vineyard or château, sometimes abused to designate regional appellations (e.g. Bordeaux, Burgundy, etc.).
How Château la Varière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon or duck breast with foie gras sauce.
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.
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 la Varière.
