The Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard of Loire Valley

Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1475 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard wines

Looking for the best Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard 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 Jean-Christophe Mandard wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

How Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, magic cake cheese quiche or cassoulet with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

  • 2017With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard.

  • Gamay
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malbec

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 sweet wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

How Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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 white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

How Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with tuna and cream, zucchini quiche or chicken and onion quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of lime, minerality or grass.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Menu Pineau
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Finesse

Quality of a delicate and elegant wine.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

How Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed round zucchini, salmon steaks with lentils or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard.

  • Chardonnay

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

How Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna, sardines moroccan style or chicken in sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Passerillage

Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard

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 Winery Jean-Christophe Mandard.

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.