Winery Claude LafondNathalie Valençay
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The Nathalie Valençay of the Winery Claude Lafond is in the top 90 of wines of Valençay.
Food and wine pairings with Nathalie Valençay
Pairings that work perfectly with Nathalie Valençay
Original food and wine pairings with Nathalie Valençay
The Nathalie Valençay of Winery Claude Lafond matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of mackerel fillets (quick bake), spaghetti with squid ink (italy) or spinach and goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Claude Lafond's Nathalie Valençay.
Discover the grape variety: Mancin
Mancin 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. Mancin noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Informations about the Winery Claude Lafond
The Winery Claude Lafond is one of of the world's great 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: Reims Mountain
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
