The Winery Michel Armand of Pays Nantais of Loire Valley

Winery Michel Armand - Anjou
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Pays Nantais in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Michel Armand is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Pays Nantais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Michel Armand wines

Looking for the best Winery Michel Armand wines in Pays Nantais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Michel Armand 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 Michel Armand wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Michel Armand

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Michel Armand

How Winery Michel Armand wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of cod brandade, summer tuna quiche or traditional tunisian couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Michel Armand

On the nose the white wine of Winery Michel Armand. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, green apple or lemon and sometimes also flavors of pear, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Michel Armand. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Michel Armand

  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Michel Armand.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscat Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Pays Nantais

The Pays Nantais is the region surrounding the city of Nantes, on the Atlantic coast of Brittany, France. The region covers an area of about 90 kilometres from east to west, between neighbouring Anjou and the Atlantic coast. Most of the production produces light, fresh white wines. The most famous of these is undoubtedly Muscadet, where the melon">Melon de Bourgogne grape dominates the plantings.

Muscadet wines are, in turn, produced under several different appellations, including Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine. Melon de Bourgogne is not a particularly tasty grape variety, so without care in the Vineyard and careful Vinification, the wines are likely to be rather bland and Characterless. This is especially true in hot vintages, when the grapes tend to lose their Organoleptic complexity and their vital, characteristic Acidity. In order to glean as much flavour and character as possible from the grape must, many wines are left on the lees for weeks or even months.

The top red wines of Winery Michel Armand

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Michel Armand

How Winery Michel Armand wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, endives au gratin without béchamel sauce or duck with orange.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Michel Armand

  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Michel Armand.

  • Cabernet Franc

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 pink wines of Winery Michel Armand

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Michel Armand

How Winery Michel Armand wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, endives with ham (improved) or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Michel Armand.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Viscosity

Consistency of wine reminiscent of the tactile sensation of sugar syrup with varying degrees of fluidity, due to the alcohol and natural sugar in the grapes present in sweet wines. In excess, this sensation can make the wine pasty and heavy. To the eye, viscosity is referred to as tears.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Michel Armand

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Michel Armand

How Winery Michel Armand wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Michel Armand

Planning a wine route in the of Pays Nantais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Michel Armand.

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 Michel Armand and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Viscosity

Consistency of wine reminiscent of the tactile sensation of sugar syrup with varying degrees of fluidity, due to the alcohol and natural sugar in the grapes present in sweet wines. In excess, this sensation can make the wine pasty and heavy. To the eye, viscosity is referred to as tears.