Winery Sebastien VaillantValencay
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Valencay of Winery Sebastien Vaillant in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus, white peach or grass and sometimes also flavors of melon, gooseberry or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Valencay
Pairings that work perfectly with Valencay
Original food and wine pairings with Valencay
The Valencay of Winery Sebastien Vaillant matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of lentils and morteau sausages, salmon lasagna or linguine with squid ink and cockles.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sebastien Vaillant's Valencay.
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 Valencay from Winery Sebastien Vaillant are 2012, 2013, 2018, 2015 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Sebastien Vaillant
The Winery Sebastien Vaillant is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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: Farm
Wine dominated by a strong acidity and/or biting tannins. In this case, the components of the wine need to melt, i.e. to harmonize during the maturation in the cellar.
