Winery Claude LafondLe Clos du Château Valençay Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc of the Winery Claude Lafond is in the top 20 of wines of Valençay.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc of Winery Claude Lafond in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of peach, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc
The Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc of Winery Claude Lafond matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork in the oven, risotto with fresh salmon and zucchini or shrimp curry (reunionese recipe).
Details and technical informations about Winery Claude Lafond's Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Clos du Château Valençay Blanc from Winery Claude Lafond are 2017, 2015, 2018, 2016
Informations about the Winery Claude Lafond
The Winery Claude Lafond is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Valençay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valençay
The wine region of Valençay is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Saint Roch (Denis Bardon) or the Domaine Sebastien Vaillant produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valençay are Pinot noir, Gamay noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valençay often reveals types of flavors of minerality, pineapple or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of black currant, white pepper or non oak.
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.
The word of the wine: Feedback
Perception of the aromas in the mouth by the retro-nasal way.
