The Winery Jean de la Roche of Loire Valley

Winery Jean de la Roche
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2085 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Jean de la Roche is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean de la Roche wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean de la Roche

How Winery Jean de la Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of peasant minestrone, codfish aioli or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean de la Roche. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean de la Roche.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Colombard
  • Melon
  • Sauvignon 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 sparkling wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Jean de la Roche

How Winery Jean de la Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, kefta or koka (spanish pie).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Jean de la Roche. often reveals types of flavors of apples, tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Jean de la Roche. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Jean de la Roche.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Colombard

Colombard is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Charentes. This golden white grape variety is a cross between Chenin and Gouais. The young leaves of colombard are yellow with bronze patches. The adult leaves may be three-lobed or whole, depending on the variety. Its branches are cottony. The bunches of this variety are thick and cylindrical. Its elliptical berries are medium-sized. They change color until they ripen, ranging from greenish white to golden yellow. Colombard is associated with an average budding. It is particularly susceptible to leafhoppers, grape worms, mites, mildew, powdery mildew and gray mold. It is also sensitive to water stress, but is not very sensitive to wind. It ripens late in the second half of the year. There are a dozen approved clones of Colombard, the best known of which are 608, 607 and 606. This variety produces a full-bodied, fine white wine. Aromas of lime, nectarine, boxwood, citrus and exotic fruits are released.

The top red wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean de la Roche

How Winery Jean de la Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, salmon lasagna or roast veal with caramelized carrots.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean de la Roche.

  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Nose

In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.

The top pink wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jean de la Roche

How Winery Jean de la Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, shoulder of lamb with a spoon or chicken tikka massala.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Jean de la Roche

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jean de la Roche.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jean de la Roche

Planning a wine route in the of Loire Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jean de la Roche.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.