The Winery Villargeau of Coteaux du Giennois of Loire Valley

Winery Villargeau
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Coteaux du Giennois in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Villargeau is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Coteaux du Giennois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Villargeau wines

Looking for the best Winery Villargeau wines in Coteaux du Giennois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Villargeau 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 Villargeau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Villargeau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Villargeau

How Winery Villargeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of oven-baked veal cutlets, rabbit fillet with mustard or ham and cheese cake.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Villargeau

On the nose the red wine of Winery Villargeau. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus, green apple or lime. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Villargeau. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Villargeau

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Coteaux du Giennois

The Coteaux-du-Giennois AOC is located in the Centre-Loire sub-region. The 200 hectare VineyardLies on two distinct soils separated by the "Cosne fault". To the North, the soils are composed of clay, silica and sometimes limestone, they are located in the area from Briare to Gien. To the South, the vineyards are located on white earth and clots, with siliceous deposits in places.

To claim their Coteaux-du-Giennois appellation, the wines must be made from the Sauvignon grape variety for the whites, and from a blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir for the reds and rosés. The proximity of the Loire River offers a mild Climate, even if some late frosts sometimes occur in the spring. 8,100 hectoliters are produced annually if we combine the three types of wines. The characteristics of each of the Coteaux-du-Giennois are difficult to define because these wines present very varied gustatory nuances according to their soil and their situation.

The top white wines of Winery Villargeau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Villargeau

How Winery Villargeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, chinese fried shrimp ravioli or coral lentil dahl.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Villargeau

On the nose the white wine of Winery Villargeau. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, straw or honey. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Villargeau. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Villargeau

  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.76/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top pink wines of Winery Villargeau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Villargeau

How Winery Villargeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of potjevleesch, rougail sausage or potjevleesch (meat in a pot).

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Broker

In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Villargeau

Planning a wine route in the of Coteaux du Giennois? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Villargeau.

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.

News about Winery Villargeau and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chaintré

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chaintré, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The word of the wine: Broker

In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.

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