The Winery L'Orpailleur of Quebec

Winery L'Orpailleur
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Quebec.
It is located in Quebec

The Winery L'Orpailleur is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Quebec to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery L'Orpailleur wines

Looking for the best Winery L'Orpailleur wines in Quebec among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery L'Orpailleur 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 L'Orpailleur wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery L'Orpailleur

How Winery L'Orpailleur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery L'Orpailleur. often reveals types of flavors of apples, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery L'Orpailleur.

  • Seyval Blanc
  • Vidal

Discovering the wine region of Quebec

Booming Canadian vineyard (~70 estates, 400+ ha), an extreme continental climate (-36 C) imposing hardy hybrid grapes. A world-renowned speciality: golden ice wines with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, yellow peach, mango and crisp acidity, a sweet-lively balance — made from frozen-harvested Vidal. Fruity Frontenac reds (cherry, plum, spice), lively Seyval Blanc and Saint-Pepin whites (citrus, white flowers). 1.

7M bottles/year, 140+ certified wines.

The top red wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery L'Orpailleur

How Winery L'Orpailleur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, zucchini lasagna or duck confit parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

On the nose the red wine of Winery L'Orpailleur. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, strawberries or pepper and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery L'Orpailleur. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery L'Orpailleur.

  • Frontenac
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Seyval blanc

Lively, taut whites with a slender palate and fresh acidity, with aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, pear and discreet herbal notes. Refreshing finish; best drunk young. A cold- and disease-resistant interspecific variety, it produces whites and sparkling wines in the UK (Kent, Sussex), Canada (Quebec, Ontario) and the northeastern US. French hybrid created by Bertille Seyve (Seyve-Villard 5-276).

The top white wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery L'Orpailleur

How Winery L'Orpailleur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, parillade of fish and seafood or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

On the nose the white wine of Winery L'Orpailleur. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery L'Orpailleur.

  • Seyval Blanc
  • Vidal
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Vidal Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: Mou

Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.

The top sparkling wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery L'Orpailleur

How Winery L'Orpailleur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, salmon steaks with cream sauce or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery L'Orpailleur. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery L'Orpailleur.

  • Chardonnay
  • Seyval Blanc
  • Vidal

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

The top pink wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery L'Orpailleur

How Winery L'Orpailleur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

On the nose the pink wine of Winery L'Orpailleur. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery L'Orpailleur

  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery L'Orpailleur.

  • Seyval Noir

The word of the wine: Pigeage

Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery L'Orpailleur

Planning a wine route in the of Quebec? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery L'Orpailleur.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

Aromatic, refined whites with a fragrant palate and preserved acidity, showing intense, signature muscat aromas of rose, orange blossom, citrus, exotic fruits (lychee, mango), fresh grape and honey. Made as crisp dry, sparkling (Asti DOCG) and great naturally sweet wines (Beaumes-de-Venise AOC, Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, Frontignan AOC, Lunel AOC, Samos PDO). Ancient Mediterranean variety, one of the oldest cultivated worldwide, ancestor of many muscats.