Loire
France's great river valley of Chenin Blanc and cool-climate whites, tracked on WineFortune
- Producers
- 1
- Wines tracked
- 1
- Median 1y
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- In our shop
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The Loire is one of France's principal wine regions, stretching along the Loire river from the Atlantic coast inland. On WineFortune it is an emerging hub: we currently track one wine here, a still white under the AOP designation, from one producer in the Vouvray sub-region.
The valley is above all Chenin Blanc country, and Vouvray is one of its most celebrated expressions of the grape, made in styles from bone dry through off-dry to lusciously sweet, as well as sparkling. Elsewhere the Loire is known for Sauvignon Blanc in its eastern reaches, Cabernet Franc for its reds, and Melon de Bourgogne near the ocean. The cool climate, shifting from maritime to continental as the river runs east, and soils of tuffeau limestone, flint and clay give the wines their freshness and cut.
The wine we track carries France's AOP designation, the country's protected-origin framework. The WineFortune price index does not yet publish a median for the Loire: index medians are quoted per 75 cl bottle and built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days, and no Loire wine is indexed at present. As coverage grows, this page will carry those figures.
Facts
- Country
- France
- Key white grape
- Chenin Blanc
- Style tracked
- Still white
- Designation
- AOP
- Climate
- Cool, maritime turning continental inland
- Sub-region tracked
- Vouvray
Producers
By the 90-day WineFortune index medianMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Wines from Loire
Questions
Which Loire wines does WineFortune track?
WineFortune currently tracks one wine from the Loire: a still white with AOP designation, made by one producer in the Vouvray sub-region. Coverage of the region is at an early stage and will broaden as more wines from the valley are added.
Which grapes define the Loire?
Chenin Blanc is the valley's signature white grape, at its most expressive in Vouvray. Sauvignon Blanc dominates the eastern Loire, Cabernet Franc leads the reds, and Melon de Bourgogne is grown near the Atlantic. The cool climate and limestone, flint and clay soils give the wines marked freshness.
Is there a WineFortune price index for the Loire?
Not yet. WineFortune index medians are quoted per 75 cl bottle and are built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. No Loire wine is currently indexed, so no median is published for this hub. The figures will appear here once Loire wines enter the index.
What styles of wine does the Loire produce?
The Loire produces dry, off-dry and sweet whites, sparkling wines, reds and rosés. Vouvray, the sub-region WineFortune tracks here, is known for Chenin Blanc in the full range from dry to sweet and sparkling. The wine tracked on WineFortune is a still white.