The Maison Le Jeune of Loire Valley

Maison Le Jeune - Vendredi
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 5391 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Maison Le Jeune is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Maison Le Jeune wines

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

The top white wines of Maison Le Jeune

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Maison Le Jeune

How Maison Le Jeune wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle, vegan leek and tofu quiche or chicken fajitas.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Maison Le Jeune.

  • 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 Maison Le Jeune

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Maison Le Jeune

How Maison Le Jeune wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal escalope with lemon sauce, country-style snow peas or cassoulet of the sea.

The best vintages in the red wines of Maison Le Jeune

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Maison Le Jeune.

  • 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 Maison Le Jeune

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Maison Le Jeune

How Maison Le Jeune wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Maison Le Jeune

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Maison Le Jeune.

  • Cinsault
  • Grenache Gris

The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)

Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Maison Le Jeune

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 Maison Le Jeune.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)

Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.