The Winery La Croix l'Abbé of Loire Valley

Winery La Croix l'Abbé
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.
It is ranked in the top 4053 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery La Croix l'Abbé is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Croix l'Abbé wines

Looking for the best Winery La Croix l'Abbé wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Croix l'Abbé 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 Croix l'Abbé wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery La Croix l'Abbé

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery La Croix l'Abbé

How Winery La Croix l'Abbé wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, lamb chops with tarragon cream or chicken colombo.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery La Croix l'Abbé.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 La Croix l'Abbé

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Croix l'Abbé

How Winery La Croix l'Abbé wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, cordon bleu with veal and cured ham or tartiflette (from a real savoyard).

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Croix l'Abbé.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

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.

The top white wines of Winery La Croix l'Abbé

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Croix l'Abbé

How Winery La Croix l'Abbé wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod), spaghetti with shrimp and cream or summer tuna quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Croix l'Abbé

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Croix l'Abbé.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Assembly

Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Croix l'Abbé

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 La Croix l'Abbé.

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.

News about Winery La Croix l'Abbé and wines from the region

What are the "Climats de Bourgogne" ?

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Montbellet, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Assembly

Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.