The Winery Hervé Villemade of Cheverny of Loire Valley

Winery Hervé Villemade
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Cheverny in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Hervé Villemade is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Cheverny to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Hervé Villemade Wine Estate is located in the commune of Cheverny, in the Loir-et-Cher, France. The Villemade family has been involved in the wines of Cheverny for more than 200 years and, for two generations, winemakers Hervé and Pascal Villemade have revived the cellar. The Hervé Villemade Wine Estate spans 10 hectares, primarily composed of Sauvignon, Gamay, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc grape varieties. The estate grounds are primarily made up of sand, pebbles, and marls. This fertile soil offers rich and intense liquid grapes, resulting in a cuvée characterized by its fine and aromatic elegance and intense fruitiness. The vineyard's management respects nature and is certified Organic Agriculture. The wines produced are hand-raised in steel tanks, barrels of one and two wines, as well as in French oak barrels. The wines are then bottled and stored in natural cellars for aging and keeping. The Hervé Villemade Wine Estate offers visitors a different form of visit than that of the large wine houses, focused on bio-diversity projects and biodiversity on the estate. Visitors have the opportunity to taste wines directly from the wine tanks with Hervé, to fully appreciate their quality and balance of flavors. In addition to producing remarkable wines, the Hervé Villemade Wine Estate is one of the only estates to produce quality wines for its clients. In addition to the award-winning wines, the Hervé Villemade Wine Estate emphasizes a long-term commitment to conserving the soil and terroir it cultivates and to maintaining biodiversity in its vineyards.

Top Winery Hervé Villemade wines

Looking for the best Winery Hervé Villemade wines in Cheverny among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Hervé Villemade 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 Hervé Villemade wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hervé Villemade

How Winery Hervé Villemade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, rougail sausage or alice's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hervé Villemade. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hervé Villemade. is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

  • 2022With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Hervé Villemade.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Côt
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Cheverny

The wine region of Cheverny is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Christian Venier or the Domaine du Salvard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cheverny are Pinot noir, Gamay noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cheverny often reveals types of flavors of earth, jam or tangerine and sometimes also flavors of white peach, apricot or cheese.

In the mouth of Cheverny is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 60 estates and châteaux in the of Cheverny, producing 242 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cheverny go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Hervé Villemade

How Winery Hervé Villemade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pork colombo, cod and potato gratin or paella josé style.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Hervé Villemade. often reveals types of flavors of apples, green apple or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

  • 2018With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Hervé Villemade.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Menu Pineau
  • Grolleau
  • Pineau D'Aunis

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.

The top white wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hervé Villemade

How Winery Hervé Villemade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, shrimp with curry express or shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

On the nose the white wine of Winery Hervé Villemade. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, green apple or lime. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Hervé Villemade. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Hervé Villemade.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Romorantin
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Menu Pineau

The word of the wine: Bâtonnage

A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.

The top pink wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hervé Villemade

How Winery Hervé Villemade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of picadillo, roast veal with caramelized carrots or summer orecchiette.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Hervé Villemade. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, grapefruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, earthy or minerality.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Hervé Villemade

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Hervé Villemade.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hervé Villemade

Planning a wine route in the of Cheverny? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Hervé Villemade.

Discover the grape variety: Menu Pineau

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