Loire Valley wine

The Loire Valley, France’s third most important winemaking region and included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List (from Chalonnes-sur-Loire to Sully-sur-Loire), is a land of balance - between North and South, smooth suavity and crisp freshness, art and literature, tradition and modernity.
These harmonious blends, furthered by a mild climate and rich terroirs, have brought forth of the most vibrant diversity of wines.

Loire Valley wines are made from more than a dozen different grape varieties and include definitive expressions of Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and Cabernet Franc, but we will also find excellent Pinot Noir, Gamay and Malbec, as well as little known but delicious Romorantin, Pineau d’Aunis and Grolleau.

Loire Valley wines include 65 appellations that include every style of wine, from red to white, rosé, still, Sparkling, sweet, dry and everything in between...

Most people know the Loire Valley for its Renaissance castles. The construction of such edifice created an urgent demand for stones. This made the quarries profitable and increased the tufa and falun quarrying, and because the area is also a wine-growing region, many former quarries were converted into wine cellars throughout  the centuries...

The Loire Valley lies at the geographical and cultural heart of France. The Loire River rises in the south, not far from the Mediterranean coast to end its course in the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, it flows through France’s longest and most diverse wine region...

Always flattering when young, Montlouis wines develop notes of almond, quince, honey and wax and have a pronounced minerality...

Some might say Vouvray is the greatest appellation of all the Loire. The wines have great longevity, displaying fabulous richness and complex flavours with advancing age...

The wines of Bourgueil are red and made on the north bank of the Loire in the west of the Touraine district. The Cabernet Franc grape is the principal variety and can be aged successfully for five or more years in good vintages...

Such a diverse array of possible styles, even within an individual vigneron's portfolio, combined with marked vintage influence, can make getting acquainted with the wines of Chinon rather difficult. But it is without doubt worth persevering...