Upper Loire regions Wine: Grapes, Style and Bottles

Signature grapes

Sub-regions

Bottles to find

Wine from Upper Loire regions comes out of Loire Valley, France, where it sits as a wine region.

Growers build the wines around Sauvignon Blanc, filling out the blend with Pinot Noir.

Vines root into flint and limestone.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and riverside.

White wine, red wine and rosé wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and suitable for warm weather.

The named areas within are Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Menetou-Salon and Quincy.

Pour them alongside goat cheese, seafood, grilled vegetables and poultry.

Serve chilled.

Soil

FlintLimestone

Climate

Continental

Terrain

ElevatedRiverside

Styles

whiteredrosé

In the glass.

White: Crisp.

Rosé: Suitable for warm weather.

Grapes planted here.

01 Sauvignon BlancDominant Read → 02 Pinot NoirBlending Read → 03 Gamay Read →

Bottles to look for.

Alphonse Mellot Sancerre 'Edmond', Loire, France
Alphonse Mellot Sancerre La Moussiere, Loire, France
Baron de Ladoucette Comte Lafond Sancerre Grande Cuvee, Loire, France
Baron de Ladoucette Comte Lafond Sancerre, Loire, France
Baron de Ladoucette Pouilly-Fume 'Baron de L', Loire, France
Baron de Ladoucette Pouilly-Fume, Loire, France
Chateau de Sancerre 'Sancerre', Loire, France
Domaine Delaporte Sancerre, Loire, France

At the table.

Goat cheese
Seafood
Grilled vegetables
Poultry
Light pasta dishes

Serving and cellaring.

Serve chilled.

Inside the region.

01 SancerreFrance Read → 02 Pouilly-FuméFrance Read → 03 Menetou-SalonFrance Read → 04 QuincyFrance Read →

Nearby regions.

01 SancerreFrance Read → 02 Pouilly-FuméFrance Read → 03 Menetou-SalonFrance Read → 04 ValencayFrance Read → 05 QuincyFrance Read → 06 AlsaceFrance Read → 07 BourgogneFrance Read → 08 ChampagneFrance Read →

Upper Loire regions: common questions

01.

What grapes is Upper Loire regions known for?

Sauvignon Blanc is the signature grape of Upper Loire regions. Pinot Noir are also planted here.

02.

What kind of wine does Upper Loire regions make?

Upper Loire regions produces white wine, red wine and rosé wine.

03.

Where is Upper Loire regions?

Upper Loire regions is a wine region in France.

04.

What food goes with Upper Loire regions wine?

Try goat cheese, seafood, grilled vegetables, poultry and light pasta dishes.

More from here: every wine region in France, or the wider Loire Valley guide.