Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.

Informations about the Winery Les Roches Bleues

The winery offers 17 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 600 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Maures in the region of Méditerranée

The Winery Les Roches Bleues is one of wineries to follow in Maures.. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Maures to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Maures

The wine region of Maures is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Peyrassol or the Domaine d'Astros produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Maures are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Maures often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, anise or citrus and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, pink grapefruit or citrus fruit.

The wine region of Méditerranée

Méditérranée is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of the South-eastern coast of France, roughly corresponding to the wine region of Provence but also including Part of the Rhône Valley. The PGI shares its territory with multiple AOC appellations as varied as Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Bandol and Côtes de Provence. The PGI Méditérranée catchment area extends over 10 departments (including the two on the island of Corsica), as well as smaller parts of the Isère, Loire and Rhône departments. Viticulture is essential to the culture and economy of this part of France.