The cellar

Top-rated Chenin Blanc

Every wine

The highest-rated Chenin Blanc bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

5.0 Loire Valley Les Nourrissons Domaine Stephane Bernaudeau 5.0 Loire Valley Vouvray Moelleux Goutte d'Or Domaine du Clos Naudin (Philippe Foreau) 4.9 Loire Valley Breze Clos Rougeard 4.7 Languedoc Mas de Daumas Gassac Blanc Mas de Daumas Gassac 4.6 Languedoc Dédicace Chenin Blanc Chateau Rives-Blanques 4.5 Languedoc Cuvée Eugénie Crémant de Limoux Extra Brut Maison Antech 3.8 Alentejo Papa Leite Stories Branco Herdade Papa Leite

Good value

Chenin Blanc under €25

The best-rated Chenin Blanc bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.5 Loire Valley Brut Reserve Langlois-Chateau 4.5 Languedoc Cuvée Eugénie Crémant de Limoux Extra Brut Maison Antech 4.3 Loire Valley Royal Brut Maison Ackerman 4.3 Loire Valley Saphir Bouvet Ladubay 3.8 Alentejo Papa Leite Stories Branco Herdade Papa Leite

At the table

What to eat with Chenin Blanc

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Chenin Blanc, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Chenin Blanc food pairing →

Region by region

Where Chenin Blanc is made

4 regions, with their best Chenin Blanc bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Chenin Blanc

Every cheese
Sainte-Maure de Touraine Our pick The consortium suggests a Chenin or Sauvignon from Touraine for this cheese. A dry Touraine Chenin, raised in tank or older oak, has the high acidity and citrus or orchard fruit to cut through a creamy, tangy log. Dry Touraine Chenin (Vouvray, Montlouis, Chinon blanc), Loire Valley: Vouvray Sec Le Mont · Vouvray Sec Clos du Bourg · Vouvray Sec
Pérail Our pick INAO describes Pérail as milky, with notes of sheep's wool, under a slightly felted rind over a creamy paste. A Limoux white, fermented or raised in oak in the cool upper Aude, has the roundness to match that creaminess and the acidity to lift it. Limoux white, Languedoc: Dédicace Chenin Blanc
Queijo Serpa Velho Our pick Past 180 days Serpa Velho is hard, dry and intense, with a lingering flavour. A dry white fermented or aged wholly or partly in oak has the extra texture to stand beside it, and its acidity cuts the fat of the aged ewe's milk. Barrel-fermented or part-oaked dry white, Alentejo: Papa Leite Stories Branco
Selles-sur-Cher Our pick The consortium points to a Chenin from Touraine for Selles-sur-Cher. Montlouis, across the river from Vouvray, makes dry Chenin with enough acidity to balance the salty, slightly bitter ash rind and the sweet, hazelnut paste. Montlouis-sur-Loire (dry Chenin), Loire Valley: Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos du Breuil · Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Choisilles
Pélardon Our pick Pélardon is frank and slightly spicy. A Languedoc white blend kept in tank or concrete with no oak, built on grapes such as Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino or Viognier, gives clean acidity and peach or pear fruit that do not cover the goat's milk. Unoaked Languedoc white blend, Languedoc: Faune Blanc
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre Our pick The white Pouligny-Saint-Pierre is tangy with dried-fruit flavours. A dry Chenin from Anjou or Saumur, raised in tank, amphora or mostly older oak, has the acidity to match the tang and enough weight to stand beside the dense, creamy paste. Dry Anjou and Saumur Chenin (Savennières, Anjou, Saumur blanc), Loire Valley: Les Nourrissons · Coulée de Serrant · Les Terres Blanches

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