NeighbourhoodTours centre, Halles quarter
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WhenMonday to Saturday 7:00-19:30, Sunday and public holidays 7:30-13:00

Loire Valley wine and cheese

Crottin de Chavignol with Sancerre blanc

Local tradition

Young crottin has a firm, chalky paste and aged ones turn nutty and dry. White Sancerre's sharp Sauvignon acidity and citrus cut that density and freshen the hazelnut. The consortium lists it first; a pairing guide calls it the classic white.

Source

4.8 Sancerre Les Monts Damnés Domaine François Cotat 4.8 Sancerre La Grande Côte Domaine François Cotat 4.8 Sancerre Les Culs de Beaujeu Domaine François Cotat 4.8 Sancerre Génération XIX Alphonse Mellot

Sainte-Maure de Touraine with Chinon (Cabernet Franc), medium-bodied, no new oak

Our pick

The consortium lists Chinon among the red Loire wines for this cheese. A medium-bodied Chinon raised in tank or old wood keeps Cabernet Franc's fresh fruit and high acidity, which sit well against the tangy, hazelnut paste of a young log.

4.7 Les Picasses Domaine Olga Raffault 4.6 Les Grezeaux Domaine Bernard Baudry 4.5 Le Clos Guillot Domaine Bernard Baudry 4.5 Les Varennes du Grand Clos Domaine Charles Joguet

Pouligny-Saint-Pierre with Touraine Sauvignon

Our pick

The consortium recommends a dry, fruity white with Pouligny-Saint-Pierre and names Sauvignon de Touraine. The wine's citrus lifts the tang of the white version without covering its dried-fruit notes.

4.5 Vinifera Sauvignon Domaine Henry Marionnet

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Address: Place Gaston Paillhou, 37000 Tours, Loire Valley

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