The Château du Fresne of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' of Loire Valley

Château du Fresne
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' in the region of Loire Valley

The Château du Fresne is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Fresne wines

Looking for the best Château du Fresne wines in Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Fresne 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 Château du Fresne wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château du Fresne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Fresne

How Château du Fresne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of daube niçoise, lamb shoulder confit or melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Fresne

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château du Fresne.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grolleau

Discovering the wine region of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'

The wine region of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' is located in the region of Côteaux du Layon of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Quarres or the Domaine Pierre Menard produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' are Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, honey or earth.

In the mouth of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 15 estates and châteaux in the of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou', producing 22 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou' go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

The top white wines of Château du Fresne

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château du Fresne

How Château du Fresne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of fish and shrimp wok with curry, hake with small shrimps for cookeo or express cherry clafoutis.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château du Fresne

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château du Fresne.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon 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 pink wines of Château du Fresne

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château du Fresne

How Château du Fresne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of flemish beer stew, moroccan style leg of lamb or garantita or karantita (algerian recipe).

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château du Fresne

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château du Fresne.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grolleau

The word of the wine: Trader-Handler

Champagne term for a merchant who buys grapes to make a Champagne wine himself.

The top sparkling wines of Château du Fresne

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château du Fresne

How Château du Fresne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of scallops with cream, chicken with olives in a couscousier or radicchio and pancetta rolls.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château du Fresne

In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château du Fresne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château du Fresne.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Grolleau

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 Château du Fresne

Planning a wine route in the of Coteaux du Layon 'Faye-d'Anjou'? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château du Fresne.

    Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

    Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.