Château de la Roche en LoireCuvée Colette Chenin
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Cuvée Colette Chenin from the Château de la Roche en Loire
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Colette Chenin of Château de la Roche en Loire in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Colette Chenin of Château de la Roche en Loire in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, lemon or honey.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Colette Chenin
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Colette Chenin
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Colette Chenin
The Cuvée Colette Chenin of Château de la Roche en Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of baeckeoffe with fish, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or clafoutis with bush and courgettes.
Details and technical informations about Château de la Roche en Loire's Cuvée Colette Chenin.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Colette Chenin from Château de la Roche en Loire are 2016, 2011, 2014, 2015
Informations about the Château de la Roche en Loire
The Château de la Roche en Loire is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine-Azey-le-Rideau
AOC (1953, 50 ha, Indre-et-Loire) between the Indre and Loire rivers in the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park. Chenin Blanc 100% in whites (dry, off-dry, sweet) with delicate floral and fruity aromas and signature freshness; Grolleau min. 60% in rosés blended with Gamay, Côt or Cabernet Franc. Three soils on tuffeau limestone bedrock (90 million years) — siliceous-clay perruches, warm permeable argilo-limestone aubuis, and windblown sands varying to clay.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Maturation
Transformation undergone by the grape when it is enriched with sugar and loses some of its acidity to reach maturity.
