Magnums of White Wines of the Loire

The Loire Valley is the largest French wine region. It stretches from Nantes to the gateway to the Atlantic Ocean and goes up the course of the Loire River to the centre of the France. There are three main grape varieties, Melon de Bourgogne around Nantes, Chenin around Anjou and Saumur and Sauvignon in the center around Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé.

Even if the majority of white wines are dry, the Loire has a solid culture of sparkling wines and sweet whites thanks to chenin.

Muscadet, long neglected, now produces very interesting taut white wines both for the aperitif and to accompany seafood. The chenin d'Anjou give very fine and fine dry whites capable of competing with good burgundy. The sweet wines remain very balanced with beautiful acidities that give them freshness and palatability. Finally, lovers of aromatic whites should flourish with the Sauvignons of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé which give dry whites with aromas of fresh herbs, lemon or grapefruit.