The Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis of Loire Valley

Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis - Camille Blanc
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 403 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

How Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of pasta with tuna, shrimp in coconut milk or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

On the nose the white wine of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tree fruit or lime and sometimes also flavors of oaky, non oak or mango. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

  • 2010With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.69/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Romorantin
  • Menu Pineau
  • Chardonnay

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 red wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

How Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), milanese osso buco or country-style snow peas.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

On the nose the red wine of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vanilla or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or non oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis.

  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gascon

Discover the grape variety: Romorantin

Romorantin is a white grape variety named after the town in the Loir-et-Cher region where it originated. It was François 1er who planted the first Romorantin vines here in 1519, and it has gradually been replaced by Sauvignon, considered more aromatic, and is only planted in the Loir-et-Cher region, where it is the source of the Cour-Cheverny AOC. Its bunches of small white berries, which turn pink when ripe, are resistant to grey rot. Cour-Cheverny wines are fruity white wines with aromas of white flowers, citrus fruit and honey. Their lively, full-bodied character means they can be enjoyed after a few years' storage.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Les Cailloux du Paradis

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 Les Cailloux du Paradis.

Discover the grape variety: Gascon

Gascon noir is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Gascon noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

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The word of the wine: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.