Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.

Informations about the Winery Saint Ferdinand

The winery offers 95 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Jumilla in the region of Murcie

The Winery Saint Ferdinand is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of Jumilla to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 200000 of of Spain wines

In the top 30000 of of Jumilla wines

In the top 35000 of pink wines

In the top 750000 wines of the world

The wine region of Jumilla

The wine region of Jumilla is located in the region of Murcie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodegas El Nido or the Domaine Bodegas El Nido produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jumilla are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jumilla often reveals types of flavors of oak, orange blossom or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of stone fruit, grass or jasmine.

The wine region of Murcie

Murcia is one of the smallest and least known regions in Spain. Nestled in the extreme Southeast of the country, it is bordered by Andalusia to the west, Castilla-La Mancha to the North, Valencia to the east and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. This small administrative region consists of a single province and an administrative centre that share the same name. As far as wine is concerned, Murcia has three designations of origin.

The word of the wine: Cuvée (champagne)

Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.