The Winery Francois Denis of Loire Valley

Winery Francois Denis
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 8370 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Francois Denis is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Francois Denis wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Francois Denis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Francois Denis

How Winery Francois Denis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croziflette, lasagne with two salmons or quiche without pastry.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Francois Denis

  • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Francois Denis.

  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

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 Francois Denis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Francois Denis

How Winery Francois Denis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef kidney, moussaka with spices or baked pork chops.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Francois Denis.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

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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 Francois Denis.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.