The Winery Lucien Crochet of Sancerre of Loire Valley

Winery Lucien Crochet - Cuvée Prestige Sancerre Blanc
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 22 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Lucien Crochet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Lucien Crochet wines

Looking for the best Winery Lucien Crochet wines in Sancerre among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Lucien Crochet 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 Lucien Crochet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Lucien Crochet

How Winery Lucien Crochet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, rice with shrimps and onions or genuine chicken tagine olive and lemon confit tagine with argan oil.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

On the nose the white wine of Winery Lucien Crochet. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, white peach or straw and sometimes also flavors of chalk, mango or floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Lucien Crochet. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

  • 2019With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Lucien Crochet.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Sancerre

The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.

In the mouth of Sancerre is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 447 estates and châteaux in the of Sancerre, producing 1671 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sancerre go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

The top red wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Lucien Crochet

How Winery Lucien Crochet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of marinated veal skewers with herbs, oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself! or tunisian tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

On the nose the red wine of Winery Lucien Crochet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone fruit or wild strawberries and sometimes also flavors of lemon, chocolate or mushroom. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Lucien Crochet. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Lucien Crochet.

  • Pinot Noir

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 pink wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Lucien Crochet

How Winery Lucien Crochet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of home-made coq au vin, baked dumplings or stuffed cabbage leaves.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Lucien Crochet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, honey or watermelon and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Lucien Crochet

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Lucien Crochet.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Lucien Crochet

Planning a wine route in the of Sancerre? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Lucien Crochet.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Lucien Crochet and wines from the region

Decanter guide to picnicking for wine lovers

According to lifestyle and happiness guru Gretchen Rubin, you ‘bring your own weather to a picnic’. Ms Rubin, I’d suggest, has never shivered under a tree watching raindrops turn her fish-paste sandwich to mush because the weather forecast was wrong. There are, it’s safe to say, picnics and Picnics. It’s a term that takes in everything from a rubber baguette in a French ‘Aire’ off the Autoroute du Soleil to a four-course spread while listening to opera at Glyndebourne. What’s definitely true is ...

Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia

Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...

Bollinger Group purchases Sancerre estate Hubert Brochard

The Champagne house expanded into the region when it acquired Maison Langlois-Chateau in Saumur back in 1973. It then bolstered its presence in Sancerre with the acquisition of Château de Thauvenay in 2016. Now it has tied up a deal to bring the family-run Hubert Brochard estate into the fold. ‘The acquisition of Hubert Brochard estate represents a unique opportunity to consolidate our footprint in this fantastic region and to continue to promote, in France and internationally, its savoir-faire ...

The word of the wine: Fermentation

The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.