The Chateau de l'Eperonniere of Loire Valley

Chateau de l'Eperonniere
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1904 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Chateau de l'Eperonniere is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines

Looking for the best Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau de l'Eperonniere 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 Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

How Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or paupiettes with tomato sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

On the nose the sparkling wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere. often reveals types of flavors of cream, lemon or pear and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 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 sweet wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

How Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of vitello tonnato, quiche lorraine or ham croquette with purée.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top white wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

How Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with salmon, quiche lorraine or chicken blanquette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

On the nose the white wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, earth or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.

The top red wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

How Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of scallops with coconut cream, medallion of white fish with shrimp sauce or yoghurt cake.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

The top pink wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

How Chateau de l'Eperonniere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or rabbit with homemade mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

On the nose the pink wine of Chateau de l'Eperonniere. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, strawberries or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Chateau de l'Eperonniere.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau de l'Eperonniere

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 Chateau de l'Eperonniere.

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.

News about Chateau de l'Eperonniere and wines from the region

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Mâcon

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The word of the wine: Vineyard

Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.

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