The Winery Laurent Herlin of Bourgueil of Loire Valley

Winery Laurent Herlin
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Bourgueil in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Laurent Herlin is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Laurent Herlin wines

Looking for the best Winery Laurent Herlin wines in Bourgueil among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Laurent Herlin 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 Laurent Herlin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Laurent Herlin

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Laurent Herlin

How Winery Laurent Herlin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, stuffed artichoke or duck aiguillettes with apples.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Laurent Herlin.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Bourgueil

The wine region of Bourgueil is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Bel Air or the Domaine de la Chevalerie produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bourgueil are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bourgueil often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, toasty or red currant and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, green bell pepper or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Bourgueil is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Bourgueil, producing 443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bourgueil go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Laurent Herlin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Laurent Herlin

How Winery Laurent Herlin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, chicken bonne femme or duck breast with red fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Laurent Herlin

On the nose the red wine of Winery Laurent Herlin. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cherry or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Laurent Herlin. is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Laurent Herlin

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Laurent Herlin.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre

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.

The top white wines of Winery Laurent Herlin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Laurent Herlin

How Winery Laurent Herlin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp in red sauce, fish with tamarind or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Laurent Herlin.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Destemming

Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Laurent Herlin

Planning a wine route in the of Bourgueil? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Laurent Herlin.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.