The Winery Vieil Orme of Loire Valley

Winery Vieil Orme
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2159 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Vieil Orme is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vieil Orme wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Vieil Orme

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vieil Orme

How Winery Vieil Orme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi, chicken maffé (africa) or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Vieil Orme

On the nose the white wine of Winery Vieil Orme. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or green apple.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vieil Orme

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Vieil Orme.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Orbois

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 red wines of Winery Vieil Orme

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vieil Orme

How Winery Vieil Orme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Vieil Orme.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Côt
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Vieil Orme

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Vieil Orme

How Winery Vieil Orme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of californian sushi (reverse maki), chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts or happy new year bites.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Vieil Orme

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Vieil Orme. often reveals types of flavors of toasty, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, citrus or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Vieil Orme. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Vieil Orme

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Vieil Orme.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Côt

The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.

The top pink wines of Winery Vieil Orme

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Vieil Orme

How Winery Vieil Orme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimps with curry and coconut milk, festive sea pot or express cherry clafoutis.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Vieil Orme

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Vieil Orme.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

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 Vieil Orme

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 Vieil Orme.

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.