The Winery Le Retour Aux Sources of Côte Roannaise of Loire Valley

Winery Le Retour Aux Sources
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Côte Roannaise in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Le Retour Aux Sources is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Côte Roannaise to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Retour Aux Sources wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Retour Aux Sources wines in Côte Roannaise among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Retour Aux Sources 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 Retour Aux Sources wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

How Winery Le Retour Aux Sources wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche without eggs, rice croquettes with salmon or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Côte Roannaise

The AOC Côte-Roannaise is attached to the Centre-Loire sub-region, its appellation area is located in the AuvergneVineyard">Vineyards. It is located in the North of the Loire dePartment, leaning against the Madeleine (a chain of the Massif Central), covering 210 hectares. The vineyard is marked by numerous waterways which create very favourable situations for the vine to flourish. Gamay, the only Grape variety used in the production of the red and rosé wines of the Côte-Roannaise AOC, finds its ideal soil in the granite soils.

Approximately 10,000 hectolitres are produced each year on this Terroir. The wines, vinified in semi-carbonic Maceration for the most part, are light and balanced, with notes of wild blackberries and morello cherries. The rosé wines are reputed to be excellent when produced in the commune of Ambierle.

The top pink wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

How Winery Le Retour Aux Sources wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes, salmon and zucchini gratin or chicken fajitas.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources.

  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top red wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

How Winery Le Retour Aux Sources wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of vegetable noddles.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources

  • 0With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Retour Aux Sources.

  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Dame-jeanne

Large bottle or wicker-clad carboy used to transport wine and store old spirits before blending.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

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