Name and longevity of wine from Loire

Limagne

Centre

Touraine

Anjou-Saumur

The Nantes county



Wine name

Longevity

Temp. of Tasting

Remarks

Côtes d'Auvergne

Young

 

White wines and Rosé - VDQS

Côtes d'Auvergne

3 Years

12 to 13° C

Red wines - VDQS

Côtes du Forez

Young

Very Chilled

Rosé wines - VDQS

Côtes du Forez

Young

Chilled

Red wines - VDQS

Côte Roannaise

Young

Chilled

 

Saint-Pourçain

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé - VDQS

Saint-Pourçain

1 to 3 years

Chilled

Red wines - VDQS

Châteaumeillant

Young

Chilled

VDQS - Looks like the Beaujolais wine

Coteaux du Giennois

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé - VDQS

Coteaux du Giennois

5 years

 

Red wine - VDQS

Côtes de Gien

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé - VDQS

Côtes de Gien

5 years

 

Red wines - VDQS

Menetou-Salon

Young

Chilled

 

Pouilly-Fumé

Young

Chilled

Good longevity - High-class wine when vinified well

Pouilly-sur-Loire

Young

Chilled

Age well

Quincy

Young

Chilled

Can keep itself several years

Reuilly

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé

Reuilly

4 to 6 years

14° C

Red wines

Sancerre

Young

Very Chilled

White wines and Rosé
The white can support a few years

Sancerre

Young

Chilled

Red wines

wines de l'Orléanais

Young

Chilled

VDQS

Bourgeuil

10 to 30 years

16° C

Young and 13°C for small years - high-class wine in beautiful years!

Cheverny

 

 

 

Chinon

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé

Chinon

3 to 30 Years

15° C

Red wines

Coteaux du Loir

Young

Chilled

 Can age a few years

Coteaux du Vendômois

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé - VDQS

Coteaux du Vendômois

5 to 10 Years

Chilled

Red wines - VDQS

Cour-Cheverny

 

 

 

Haut Poitou

Young

Chilled

VDQS

Jasnières

Young

Very Chilled

Interesting wines

Montlouis

Young

Very Chilled

Gain to age in cellar

St-Nicolas de Bourgeuil

10 to 30 Years

16° C

Young and 13°C for small years - high-class wine in beautiful years!

Touraine

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé

Touraine

5 to 10 Years

14° C

Red wines

Touraine-Amboise

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé

Touraine-Amboise

5 to 10 Years

14° C

Red wines

Touraine-Azay-le-Rideau

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé

Touraine-Azay-le-Rideau

5 to 10 Years

14° C

Red wines

Touraine-Mesland

Young

Chilled

White wines and Rosé

Touraine-Mesland

5 to 10 Years

14° C

Red wines

Valencay

Young

Chilled

VDQS

wines du Thouarsais

Young

Chilled

VDQS

Vouvray

Young

Chilled

White wines - Can age

Vouvray

Young

Chilled

Sparkling wines - Peut luter contre des champagnes !

Anjou

Young

Chilled

Red wines can age

Bonnezeaux

5 to 10 Years

Chilled

Or may be drink in the year of production.

Cabernet d'Anjou

Young

Chilled

Or may be drink in the year of production.

Cabernet de Saumur

Young

Chilled

Or may be drink in the year of production.

Coteaux de l'Aubance

5 to 10 Years

Chilled

Or may be drink in the year of production.

Coteaux de la Loire

Young

Chilled

Red wines can age

Coteaux du Layon

5 to 10 Years

Chilled

Or may be drink in the year of production. Best : "Chaume".

Crémant de Loire

Young

Very very chilled

 

Quart-de-Chaume

5 to 10 Years

Chilled

Or may be drink in the year of production.

Rosé de Loire

Young

Chilled

 

Saumur

Young

Chilled

White wines

Saumur

Young

Rather Chilled

Red wines - Can age

Saumur-Champigny

Young

Chilled

White wines- Better than "Saumur"

Saumur-Champigny

Young

Rather Chilled

Red wines - Can age - Better than "Saumur"

Savennières

5 to 10 Years

Chilled

 

Coteaux d'Ancenis

Young

Chilled

VDQS

Gros-Plant of Nantes county

Young

Chilled

VDQS

Muscadet

Young

8° C

The best years can age more than 20 years.

Muscadet des coteaux de la Loire

Young

8 ° C

The best years can age more than 20 years.

Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine

Young

8 ° C

The best years can age more than 20 years.