Outstanding houses in Val de Loire.
Loire's red wines pivot on acidity and silhouette over ripeness; its whites chase minerality and green fruit where others seek extraction.
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Region DNA
The character of Val de Loire
Based on 154 wines with structural data
Style profile
Tight, signature style across producers
FEM score distribution
Based on 44 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Val de Loire
Pascal Simonutti
VisitVal de Loire is a wine region in France, home to 86 producers tracked on Femente, 2 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc, producing French Loire Rosé and Loire Muscadet wines with notes of Citrus fruit, Tree fruit, and Red fruit. It takes in Haute-Vienne, Coteaux du Cher et de L'Arnon, Puy-de-Dome, Urfe, and Côtes de la Charite.
Val de Loire — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Val de Loire?
- The most planted varieties in Val de Loire are Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Melon de Bourgogne, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Val de Loire known for?
- Val de Loire is known for French Loire Rosé, Loire Muscadet, and French Sparkling wines and flavors of Citrus fruit, Tree fruit, and Red fruit.
- How many wineries are in Val de Loire?
- Femente tracks 86 producers in Val de Loire, of which 2 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Val de Loire?
- Val de Loire is a wine region in France, taking in Haute-Vienne, Coteaux du Cher et de L'Arnon, Puy-de-Dome, and Urfe.
Val de Loire
Loire's red wines pivot on acidity and silhouette over ripeness; its whites chase minerality and green fruit where others seek extraction. Tension between restraint and terroir expression animates nearly every bottle.
Producers in Val de Loire
- Noyer De Cent — undiscovered
- Domaine Nairaud Suberville — honest
- Domaine de Sermentole — undiscovered
- J. M. Perdikouris — honest
- Domaine Rousset — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Coquillerie — honest
- Domaine du Bourg d'Oiseau — undiscovered
- Christophe Vaurs — undiscovered
- Pauline Gilbert — undiscovered
- Saint Verny Vignobles — honest
- Domaine de la Croix Arpin - Pierre Goigoux — honest
- Sauvat — honest
- Gilles Persilier — honest
- Pierre Deshors - La Tour de Pierre — honest
- Yahou Fatal — undiscovered
- Clos Luern — undiscovered
- Domaine les Roches — undiscovered
- Domaine Heyraud — undiscovered
- Volcans d'Auvergne — undiscovered
- Domaine Rougeyron — honest
- Domaine de Lachaux — undiscovered
- Vincent Auzolle — undiscovered
- Domaine Gael Felix — undiscovered