The Winery Gratien & Meyer of Loire Valley

Winery Gratien & Meyer - Brut
The winery offers 65 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Henkell & Co..
It is ranked in the top 686 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Gratien & Meyer is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 65 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gratien & Meyer wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Gratien & Meyer

How Winery Gratien & Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of turkey stuffed with chestnuts, pasta salad with surimi or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Gratien & Meyer. often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, yellow apple or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Gratien & Meyer. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.59/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer.

  • Chardonnay
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Cardinal

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 white wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gratien & Meyer

How Winery Gratien & Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of chicken chop suey, zarzuela mayonapo or rice with milk.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer.

  • Chenin Blanc

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.

The top red wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gratien & Meyer

How Winery Gratien & Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick meatloaf, tartiflette (from a real savoyard) or duck baeckeoffe with christmas spices and dried fruits.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.

The top pink wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gratien & Meyer

How Winery Gratien & Meyer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal paupiettes with white wine, sauté of veal with olives (corsica) or real paella recipe from valencia.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Gratien & Meyer.

  • Pinot Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gratien & Meyer

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 Gratien & Meyer.

Discover the grape variety: Cardinal

The red Cardinal is a grape variety originating from the United States. It produces a variety of grape used for the elaboration of wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches, and grapes of very large sizes. The red Cardinal can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Savoy & Bugey, Provence & Corsica.

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The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.