Les Caves de la LoireEmprise
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Emprise
Pairings that work perfectly with Emprise
Original food and wine pairings with Emprise
The Emprise of Les Caves de la Loire matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of baked salmon mediterranean style, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or chicken curry (like in reunion island).
Details and technical informations about Les Caves de la Loire's Emprise.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Informations about the Les Caves de la Loire
The Les Caves de la Loire is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of Bonnezeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bonnezeaux
AOC on Anjou's right bank of the Layon (~120 ha, Thouarce, three steep hillsides, marly-schistose soils): exclusive signature Chenin Blanc as sweet white king — golden robe deepening to amber, candied fruits, citrus, honey and white flowers, luscious texture and length. Manual harvests with successive tries, 25 hl/ha, slow fermentation. Morning mists from the Layon favour noble rot and over-ripening. AOC 1951, exceptional ageing.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Complex
Said of a rich and concentrated wine offering a wide range of aromas and a tasty mouthfeel.
