The Winery Michel Laurent of Loire Valley

Winery Michel Laurent - Cabernet d'Anjou
The winery offers 30 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 604 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Michel Laurent is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Michel Laurent wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Michel Laurent

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

How Winery Michel Laurent wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or pork colombo.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Michel Laurent

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Michel Laurent. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Michel Laurent

  • 2017With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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 Winery Michel Laurent

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

How Winery Michel Laurent wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, rice with sausage meat and tomatoes or rabbit with marengo sauce.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Michel Laurent

  • 2018With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Michel Laurent

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

How Winery Michel Laurent wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pike quenelles with lobster bisque sauce, savoyard pizza (cream base) or lili's gressins.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Michel Laurent

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Michel Laurent. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Michel Laurent. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Michel Laurent.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: VQPRD

Quality wine produced in a specific region. European designation that groups together appellation wines, i.e., in France, AOC and VDQS.

The top white wines of Winery Michel Laurent

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

How Winery Michel Laurent wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salt crusted sea bass, norman mussels with cider or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Michel Laurent

On the nose the white wine of Winery Michel Laurent. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, minerality or salt and sometimes also flavors of lemon, apples or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Michel Laurent. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Michel Laurent

  • 2013With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Melon de Bourgogne

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Michel Laurent

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 Winery Michel Laurent.

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.

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The word of the wine: VQPRD

Quality wine produced in a specific region. European designation that groups together appellation wines, i.e., in France, AOC and VDQS.