Winery Chavet - Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge

Winery ChavetCuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge of Winery Chavet is a red wine from the region of Menetou-Salon of Loire Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, veal or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge from the Winery Chavet

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge of Winery Chavet in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak

Details and technical informations about Winery Chavet's Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge - 2017
In the top 100 of of Menetou-Salon wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge - 2015
In the top 100 of of Menetou-Salon wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge - 2014
In the top 100 of of Menetou-Salon wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge - 2013
In the top 100 of of Menetou-Salon wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge - 2012
In the top 100 of of Menetou-Salon wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge - 2011
In the top 100 of of Menetou-Salon wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Cuvée Exception Menetou-Salon Rouge from Winery Chavet are 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Chavet

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Menetou-Salon in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Chavet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Menetou-Salon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 25000 of of France wines
In the top 2000 of of Menetou-Salon wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Menetou-Salon

The wine region of Menetou-Salon is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jean-Max Roger or the Isabelle et Pierre Clement (Domaine de Chatenoy) produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Menetou-Salon are Pinot noir, Cabernet franc and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Menetou-Salon often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, saline or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of earthy, green apple or melon.


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.

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