The Winery Chéreau-Carré of Pays Nantais of Loire Valley

Winery Chéreau-Carré
The winery offers 43 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Pays Nantais in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Chéreau-Carré is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 43 wines for sale in of Pays Nantais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Chéreau-Carré Estate is a prestigious wine estate located in the heart of the Nantes Region, along the Loire River in France. Established for centuries, it is deeply rooted in the wine tradition of the region. Stretching over more than 60 hectares, this wine estate stands out for its spectacular vineyards associated with beautiful historic buildings. It has a variety of soils, ranging from shale to granite soils, which allows it to produce a wide range of superior quality wines. The place is particularly known for its exquisite variety of Muscadet, a white grape variety that has become emblematic of the Nantes Region. However, the Chéreau-Carré Estate also produces wines from other grape varieties such as Sauvignon, Gamay, and Pinot Noir. Within the estate, a team of passionate and experienced winemakers work on the cultivation and vinification of the grapes, ensuring to respect every aspect of the Nantes wine tradition. Attention to environmental respect is a priority for the estate which strives to use sustainable and responsible measures in order to protect their precious terroir. The estate also has the particularity of benefiting from a magnificent underground cellar, where wines are aged under optimal conditions. This aging and storage place provides an impressive backdrop for tastings and events regularly organized by the estate. In addition to its wine production, the Chéreau-Carré Estate enjoys a reputation for its welcoming vineyard tours and tastings. These experiences allow wine lovers to discover the winemaking process more closely and enjoy the picturesque beauty of this French wine country.

Top Winery Chéreau-Carré wines

Looking for the best Winery Chéreau-Carré wines in Pays Nantais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Chéreau-Carré 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 Winery Chéreau-Carré wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré

How Winery Chéreau-Carré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of sublime fish and shrimp colombo, tuna wraps or pundu na madesu.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

On the nose the white wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré. often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

  • 2004With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.66/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré.

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Folle Blanche
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Pays Nantais

The Pays Nantais is the region surrounding the city of Nantes, on the Atlantic coast of Brittany, France. The region covers an area of about 90 kilometres from east to west, between neighbouring Anjou and the Atlantic coast. Most of the production produces light, fresh white wines. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Muscadet, where the melon">Melon de Bourgogne grape dominates the plantings.

Muscadet wines are, in turn, produced under several different appellations, including Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine. Melon de Bourgogne is not a particularly tasty grape variety, so without care in the Vineyard and careful Vinification, the wines are likely to be rather bland and Characterless. This is especially true in hot vintages, when the grapes tend to lose their Organoleptic complexity and their vital, characteristic Acidity. In order to glean as much flavour and character as possible from the grape must, many wines are left on the lees for weeks or even months.

The top pink wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré

How Winery Chéreau-Carré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or melon and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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 sweet wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré

How Winery Chéreau-Carré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré.

  • Melon

The word of the wine: Solera

A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.

The top red wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré

How Winery Chéreau-Carré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of chinese noodles with beef, duck with orange or couscous without couscous maker.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

On the nose the red wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or graphite. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Folle blanche

As its name suggests, the folle blanche is a white grape variety. Originally from the west of France, it was used to make Cognac and Armagnac brandies as early as the 17th century and was renowned for its finesse and fragrant nose. Replaced by Ugni Blanc following the phylloxera invasion, the folle blanche is now grown in small quantities. It is a grape variety with juicy, sweet, medium-sized bunches and berries with a white/green skin. Its worst enemy is grey rot. As it is an early variety and its buds come out early, it is particularly afraid of spring frosts. It likes short pruning, a method that limits the production of grapes but increases their quality. It also prefers mineral-rich soils, and its vineyards cover about 3,000 hectares. It is used in the production of the AOC Gros-plant du Pays nantais to produce a lively white wine with little alcohol but marked acidity.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Chéreau-Carré

How Winery Chéreau-Carré wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Chéreau-Carré.

  • Melon de Bourgogne

The word of the wine: Green harvest or green harvesting

The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

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