The Winery Le Fief Noir of Anjou of Loire Valley

Winery Le Fief Noir
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 5 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Anjou in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Le Fief Noir is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Fief Noir wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Fief Noir wines in Anjou among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Fief Noir 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 Le Fief Noir wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Fief Noir

How Winery Le Fief Noir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, cajun jumbalaya rice or duck breast with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Fief Noir. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Fief Noir.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grolleau

Discovering the wine region of Anjou

The wine region of Anjou is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lacheteau or the Domaine Moncourt produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Anjou are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Anjou often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, caramel or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cassis or mushroom.

In the mouth of Anjou is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 448 estates and châteaux in the of Anjou, producing 960 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Anjou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Fief Noir

How Winery Le Fief Noir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of endives with smoked salmon au gratin, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or savoyard fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Fief Noir. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, microbio or floral and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Le Fief Noir. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Le Fief Noir.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top sweet wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Le Fief Noir

How Winery Le Fief Noir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of cantalian patranque !, tarte tatin or pizza of the south west : duck breast, roquefort.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Le Fief Noir. often reveals types of flavors of cheese, honey or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Le Fief Noir. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Le Fief Noir.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Tartar (deposit)

White, chalky deposits that occur as a result of precipitation inside bottles and are often considered by consumers as a defect. They are in fact tartaric salts formed by tartaric acid, potassium and calcium naturally present in the wine. This deposit does not alter the quality of the wine and can be eliminated by a simple decanting.

The top pink wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Le Fief Noir

How Winery Le Fief Noir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of eggplant moussaka with lamb, traditional buckwheat pancake dough or pasta with tuna and tomato.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Le Fief Noir.

  • Grolleau
  • Gamay
  • Pineau D'Aunis

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 sparkling wines of Winery Le Fief Noir

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Le Fief Noir

How Winery Le Fief Noir wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of bare-assed cockerel (ardennes), salmon and zucchini gratin or phad thai (thai style fried noodles).

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Le Fief Noir.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Grolleau

The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)

A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Le Fief Noir

Planning a wine route in the of Anjou? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Le Fief Noir.

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Winery Le Fief Noir and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Tartar (deposit)

White, chalky deposits that occur as a result of precipitation inside bottles and are often considered by consumers as a defect. They are in fact tartaric salts formed by tartaric acid, potassium and calcium naturally present in the wine. This deposit does not alter the quality of the wine and can be eliminated by a simple decanting.

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