The Winery Plessis-Duval of Loire Valley

Winery Plessis-Duval - Cabernet d'Anjou Rosé
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Castel Group.
It is ranked in the top 1007 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Plessis-Duval is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Plessis-Duval wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Plessis-Duval

How Winery Plessis-Duval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, roast pork in the oven or wild rabbit with cider.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Plessis-Duval. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Plessis-Duval.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Grolleau

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 Plessis-Duval

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Plessis-Duval

How Winery Plessis-Duval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimps with curry and coconut milk, small croissants with smoked salmon (toast) or fillet of saithe with cream and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

On the nose the white wine of Winery Plessis-Duval. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, melon or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oak or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Plessis-Duval. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Plessis-Duval.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Moscato

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top red wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Plessis-Duval

How Winery Plessis-Duval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), chicken pie or rabbit with white wine and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

On the nose the red wine of Winery Plessis-Duval. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of violet, raspberry or cranberry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Plessis-Duval

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Plessis-Duval.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Primeur (wine)

A wine made to be drunk very young, bottled and marketed very soon after fermentation (about two months). Syn.: new.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Plessis-Duval

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 Plessis-Duval.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Plessis-Duval and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Primeur (wine)

A wine made to be drunk very young, bottled and marketed very soon after fermentation (about two months). Syn.: new.