The Winery Leroy Chevalier of Loire Valley

Winery Leroy Chevalier - Andri Jalbert Bordeaux
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is ranked in the top 5251 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Leroy Chevalier is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Leroy Chevalier wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Leroy Chevalier

How Winery Leroy Chevalier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, mouse of lamb with thyme or duck breast in foil (barbecue).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

On the nose the red wine of Winery Leroy Chevalier. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, cheese or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Leroy Chevalier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot
  • Pinot Noir

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 pink wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Leroy Chevalier

How Winery Leroy Chevalier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of lamb, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sweet wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Leroy Chevalier

How Winery Leroy Chevalier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Flintstone

Said of an aroma that evokes the smell of flint just from sparking.

The top white wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Leroy Chevalier

How Winery Leroy Chevalier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of chinese fried shrimp ravioli, beetroot chips or hake with small shrimps for cookeo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

On the nose the white wine of Winery Leroy Chevalier. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Leroy Chevalier.

  • Melon de Bourgogne

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Leroy Chevalier

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 Leroy Chevalier.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery Leroy Chevalier and wines from the region

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The rise of California Cabernet Franc plus 20 top wines worth seeking out

In the wake of the second destructive wave of the phylloxera bug in California in the 1980s and 1990s, Cabernet Sauvignon rose to such prominence and dominance (especially in Napa Valley) that I, like most people, assumed it must now be the most expensive grape variety in the state. Wrong. That would be Cabernet Franc. Top 20 California Cabernet Franc wines Slowly, steadily and quietly, Cabernet Sauvignon’s father has displaced its son* as the priciest grape to buy and the grape that is generati ...

The word of the wine: Flintstone

Said of an aroma that evokes the smell of flint just from sparking.