Winery Gerard ToyerValencay
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Valencay
Pairings that work perfectly with Valencay
Original food and wine pairings with Valencay
The Valencay of Winery Gerard Toyer matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of merguez - courgettes gratin (leftover barbecue), rice with sausage meat and tomatoes or mediterranean cake with parmesan and coppa gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gerard Toyer's Valencay.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Informations about the Winery Gerard Toyer
The Winery Gerard Toyer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Valençay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valençay
AOC of the Berry-Touraine (2003), the only appellation sharing its name with a cheese: reds (>50%) led by Gamay (30–60%) with Pinot Noir (10%) and Côt (10%) — sustained ruby, dark fruits, easy-drinking palate with spicy notes. Whites with Sauvignon (≥70%) completed by Chardonnay and Orbois — exotic fruit aromas and flint minerality as a signature. Rosés (12%) with optional Pineau d'Aunis. "Perruche" soils (clay-flint), sandy-gravelly terrains.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Botrytis
Fungus that causes grape rot.
