Winery Hervé VillemadeLes Châtaigniers
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
The Les Châtaigniers of the Winery Hervé Villemade is in the top 90 of wines of Cour-Cheverny.
Taste structure of the Les Châtaigniers from the Winery Hervé Villemade
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Châtaigniers of Winery Hervé Villemade in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Les Châtaigniers
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Châtaigniers
Original food and wine pairings with Les Châtaigniers
The Les Châtaigniers of Winery Hervé Villemade matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of butternut and goat cheese gratin, baeckeoffe with fish or colombian lentils.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hervé Villemade's Les Châtaigniers.
Discover the grape variety: Romorantin
Dry, vivid and structured whites with a golden robe, taut mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), apple, pear, white flowers, honey and pronounced chalky mineral notes. Good ageing potential, gaining wax and dried fruit notes with age. Near-exclusive star of Cour-Cheverny AOC in the Sologne. Very rare autochthonous Loire variety, introduced to the Loire valley by François I in 1519 according to tradition.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Châtaigniers from Winery Hervé Villemade are 2014, 2015, 2011
Informations about the Winery Hervé Villemade
The Winery Hervé Villemade is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Cour-Cheverny to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cour-Cheverny
Single-varietal AOC in the Loire (1993, 70 ha across 11 communes in Loir-et-Cher) dedicated exclusively to Romorantin, introduced by François I in 1519 and grown nowhere else. 95% dry whites, 5% rare sweet wines. Pale yellow in youth turning gold, nose of white flowers, citrus, honey and quince. Vivid mineral palate with iodine character, lemony length and taut finish.
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: Clone
A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.
