The Winery La Taille Aux Loups of Montlouis-sur-Loire of Loire Valley

Winery La Taille Aux Loups - Brut Tradition
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Jacky Blot.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Montlouis-sur-Loire in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery La Taille Aux Loups is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Montlouis-sur-Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Taille Aux Loups wines

Looking for the best Winery La Taille Aux Loups wines in Montlouis-sur-Loire among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Taille Aux Loups 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 La Taille Aux Loups wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

How Winery La Taille Aux Loups wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mie goreng, cod gratin paolita style or apple pie.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery La Taille Aux Loups. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or floral and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or baked apple.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

  • 2003With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.07/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Montlouis-sur-Loire

The wine region of Montlouis-sur-Loire is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Taille Aux Loups or the Domaine François Chidaine produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montlouis-sur-Loire are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montlouis-sur-Loire often reveals types of flavors of cream, toasty or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, guava or dried apricot.

In the mouth of Montlouis-sur-Loire is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 46 estates and châteaux in the of Montlouis-sur-Loire, producing 173 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montlouis-sur-Loire go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

How Winery La Taille Aux Loups wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pan-fried salmon with lemon and dill sauce, magic cake cheese quiche or ham and cheese cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

On the nose the white wine of Winery La Taille Aux Loups. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oil or smoke and sometimes also flavors of peach, green apple or lime. In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Taille Aux Loups. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.17/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top pink wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

How Winery La Taille Aux Loups wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups.

  • Gamay
  • Grolleau

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

The top sweet wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

How Winery La Taille Aux Loups wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, the thieboudienne (senegal) or rice with milk.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery La Taille Aux Loups.

  • Chenin 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.

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The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

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