The Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier of Loire Valley

Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier - Bézigon Chenin
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 195 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier wines

Looking for the best Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier 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 Jean-Christophe Garnier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

How Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of baked mackerel, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or pumpkin and bacon pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of petroleum, tropical fruit or yellow apple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering 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.

It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.

The top red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

How Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, lamb curry or roast pork with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier. often reveals types of flavors of earth, pepper or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or vegetal.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier

  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean-Christophe Garnier.

  • Gamay
  • Pineau D'Aunis
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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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Discover the grape variety: Pineau d'Aunis

The wines produced in the Vendôme region are of excellent quality thanks to an exceptional grape variety: pineau d'aunis. For example, the red wines of the region, with their aromas of ripe red fruit and sweet spices, are a blend of Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. The Vendôme hillsides are less than 200 km southwest of Paris. Pineau d'Aunis, a vigorous black grape variety, was first cultivated in the 9th century. It is characterized by a late budburst. Moreover, its foliage partially reddens in autumn. Although it is difficult to grow, Pineau d'Aunis is a high-yielding grape variety, producing between 40 and 80 hectolitres per hectare. It produces a wine with low alcohol content, supple, light-coloured and very aromatic. The "Pineau d'Aunis" grape variety is used as a single variety for the production of Coteaux du Vendômois. On the other hand, it is used in blends for Anjou, Rosé d'Anjou, Crémant de vallée de la Loire, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Saumur, Saumur Champigny, Coteaux du Loir and Touraine. Finally, it is an accessory grape variety for Valençay.

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The word of the wine: Drain

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