The Winery Philippe Foreau of Loire Valley

Winery Philippe Foreau - Goutte d'Or Vouvray Moelleux
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Winery Philippe Foreau is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Philippe Foreau wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Philippe Foreau

How Winery Philippe Foreau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mussels with bleu de bresse, baked fish and vegetables or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Philippe Foreau. often reveals types of flavors of orange, lemon or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, spices or oak.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

  • 1990With an average score of 4.74/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.53/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.28/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Philippe Foreau.

  • 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 white wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Philippe Foreau

How Winery Philippe Foreau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of baked sea bream, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

On the nose the white wine of Winery Philippe Foreau. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, quince or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or dried fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Philippe Foreau. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2002With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.93/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Arvine

Arvine blanc is a grape variety that originated in Switzerland. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. The white Arvine can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Savoie & Bugey, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, South-West.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Philippe Foreau

How Winery Philippe Foreau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mi sao, whiting fillet in papillotes or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Philippe Foreau. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus fruit or almonds and sometimes also flavors of brioche, honeysuckle or pear.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Philippe Foreau

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.78/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Philippe Foreau.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Philippe Foreau

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 Foreau.

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: Anthocyanins

Phenolic compounds present in the skin of grapes that give colour to red wines during maceration.