The Winery Philippe Faure Brac of Loire Valley

Winery Philippe Faure Brac
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 4050 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Philippe Faure Brac is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Philippe Faure Brac wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Philippe Faure Brac

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Philippe Faure Brac

How Winery Philippe Faure Brac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna sandwich, linguine with squid ink and cockles or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Philippe Faure Brac

On the nose the white wine of Winery Philippe Faure Brac. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, grapefruit or grass.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Philippe Faure Brac

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Philippe Faure Brac.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Chenin Blanc

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 Philippe Faure Brac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Philippe Faure Brac

How Winery Philippe Faure Brac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, lamb tagine with broad beans or wild boar stew marinated in red wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Philippe Faure Brac

On the nose the red wine of Winery Philippe Faure Brac. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Philippe Faure Brac

  • 2016With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.32/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Philippe Faure Brac.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Pineau D'Aunis

Discover the grape variety: Pineau d'Aunis

The wines produced in the Vendôme region are of excellent quality thanks to an exceptional grape variety: pineau d'aunis. For example, the red wines of the region, with their aromas of ripe red fruit and sweet spices, are a blend of Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. The Vendôme hillsides are less than 200 km southwest of Paris. Pineau d'Aunis, a vigorous black grape variety, was first cultivated in the 9th century. It is characterized by a late budburst. Moreover, its foliage partially reddens in autumn. Although it is difficult to grow, Pineau d'Aunis is a high-yielding grape variety, producing between 40 and 80 hectolitres per hectare. It produces a wine with low alcohol content, supple, light-coloured and very aromatic. The "Pineau d'Aunis" grape variety is used as a single variety for the production of Coteaux du Vendômois. On the other hand, it is used in blends for Anjou, Rosé d'Anjou, Crémant de vallée de la Loire, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Saumur, Saumur Champigny, Coteaux du Loir and Touraine. Finally, it is an accessory grape variety for Valençay.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Philippe Faure Brac

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 Philippe Faure Brac.

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.

News about Winery Philippe Faure Brac and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Extra-dry

Champagne with between 12 and 20 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).