The Domaine de la Butte of Bourgueil of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Butte - Bourgueil
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Jacky Blot.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Bourgueil in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine de la Butte is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Bourgueil to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Butte wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Butte wines in Bourgueil among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de la Butte wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Domaine de la Butte wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine de la Butte

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Butte

How Domaine de la Butte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, country-style snow peas or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Butte

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Butte. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, clove or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of jam, smoke or oaky.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Butte

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Butte.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Bourgueil

The wine region of Bourgueil is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Bel Air or the Domaine de la Chevalerie produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bourgueil are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bourgueil often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, toasty or red currant and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, green bell pepper or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Bourgueil is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 192 estates and châteaux in the of Bourgueil, producing 443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bourgueil go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Butte

Planning a wine route in the of Bourgueil? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de la Butte.

Discover the grape variety: Rèze

Found in Switzerland in the upper Valais where it was used to produce the famous "Vin des glaciers". In France, it is little known except in Savoie and the Jura, although it is listed in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. According to published genetic analyses, it is the grandmother of five grape varieties, including humagne rouge or petit rouge or cornalin d'Aoste; the mother of grosse arvine and the half-sister of freisa. It is also related to the poulsard, the nosiola, the cascarolo bianco, the groppello di revo, ... for more details click here !

News about Domaine de la Butte and wines from the region

Best organic and biodynamic spirits: 10 to try

With climate change becoming an increasingly serious topic for the spirits industry to tackle, so too comes a greater level of awareness amongst consumers that brands should be doing more in relation to the environmental footprints they leave behind globally. Every element, from the cultivation of raw materials, to the composition and distribution of finished glass bottles is now under tighter scrutiny. This year’s Earth Day, a celebration of climate awareness, held on 22 April (founded back in ...

Jenson Button makes foray into the spirits world with blended Scotch

The new blend, jointly developed by Button and Taiwan-based drinks consultant George Koutsakis, is named after the historic process of designing and hand building the bodywork for a luxury car. It brings together malt and grain whiskies from the five main regions of Scotland: Islay, Campbeltown, Speyside, the Highlands and the Lowlands, before being married together and extra matured in ex-sherry casks and finally bottled at 46% Button, who also last year revived the fortunes of the formerly def ...

A perfect pairing: Flatbread and cod roe emulsion

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The word of the wine: Astringent

Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.