The Winery Le Sot de l'Ange is one of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Le Sot de l'Ange wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Sot de l'Ange 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 Sot de l'Ange wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Le Sot de l'Ange wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, veal blanquette burger or stuffed artichoke.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Sot de l'Ange. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, dark fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cherry or earthy.
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.
How Winery Le Sot de l'Ange wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon with honey and soy, goat cheese and bacon quiche or chicken el diablo.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Sot de l'Ange. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of green apple, lime or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Le Sot de l'Ange. is a with a nice freshness.
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
How Winery Le Sot de l'Ange wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), sea sauerkraut with white wine or knife feet.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Le Sot de l'Ange. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, peach or minerality and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, raspberry or yeast.
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
How Winery Le Sot de l'Ange wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions.
Melon de Bourgogne (or simply Melon) is a white grape variety originating, as its name indicates, from the Burgundy region. It is better known as Muscadet, the name of the wine it produces. It is the dominant grape variety in the Nantes region on the Brittany coast. Like any grape variety, it has its own characteristics. But its history is quite particular, because its predominance in the Nantes region is the result of a terrible winter.
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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.
