The Winery Philippe Leger of Anjou of Loire Valley

Winery Philippe Leger - Cabernet d'Anjou
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 336 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Anjou in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Philippe Leger is one of the best wineries to follow in Anjou.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Philippe Leger wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Philippe Leger

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Philippe Leger

How Winery Philippe Leger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), eggplant moussaka with lamb or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Philippe Leger.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Anjou

The wine region of Anjou is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lacheteau or the Domaine Moncourt produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Anjou are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Anjou often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, caramel or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cassis or mushroom.

In the mouth of Anjou is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 448 estates and châteaux in the of Anjou, producing 960 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Anjou go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery Philippe Leger

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Philippe Leger

How Winery Philippe Leger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

The top unknow wines of Winery Philippe Leger

Food and wine pairings with a unknow wine of Winery Philippe Leger

How Winery Philippe Leger wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Rough

Wine without finesse with rough tannins.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Philippe Leger

Planning a wine route in the of Anjou? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Philippe Leger.

Discover the grape variety: Plavac mali

Croatian Dalmatia more precisely. It can also be found in Greece (Macedonia), Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania. According to genetic analyses conducted by the California University of Davis (United States), it is the result of an intraspecific cross between zinfandel (called crljenak kastelanski or pribidag in Croatia) and dobricic, another Croatian grape variety that is now somewhat endangered. - Synonyms: pagadebit veliki, sarak, zelenak (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

News about Winery Philippe Leger and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Rough

Wine without finesse with rough tannins.