Winery La Taille Aux Loups - Demi-Sec

Winery La Taille Aux LoupsDemi-Sec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Demi-Sec of Winery La Taille Aux Loups is a sparkling wine from the region of Montlouis-sur-Loire of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
The Demi-Sec of the Winery La Taille Aux Loups is in the top 10 of wines of Montlouis-sur-Loire.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey

Wine with oak taste

butter, oak

On the nose the Demi-Sec of Winery La Taille Aux Loups in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery La Taille Aux Loups's Demi-Sec.

Winemaker
Domaine de la Taille aux Loups
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Demi-Sec - 2016
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Demi-Sec - 2014
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Demi-Sec - 2013
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Demi-Sec - 2012
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
Average rating: 411110
Demi-Sec - 2011
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Demi-Sec - 2009
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Demi-Sec - 2008
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Demi-Sec from Winery La Taille Aux Loups are 2003, 2016, 2009, 2007 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery La Taille Aux Loups

The winery offers 24 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Jacky Blot.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Montlouis-sur-Loire in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery La Taille Aux Loups is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Montlouis-sur-Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 5000 of of France wines
In the top 10 of of Montlouis-sur-Loire wines
In the top 1500 of sparkling wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Golden

Brown colour with red and yellow reflections characteristic of evolved wines.

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