The Domaine du Bois Joly of Loire Valley

Domaine du Bois Joly - Chrysalide Muscadet Primeur
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 9123 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Domaine du Bois Joly is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Bois Joly wines

Looking for the best Domaine du Bois Joly wines in Loire Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Bois Joly 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 du Bois Joly wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine du Bois Joly

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine du Bois Joly

How Domaine du Bois Joly wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of chinese fried shrimp ravioli, cheese gougères or monkfish blanquette with saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine du Bois Joly

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine du Bois Joly. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine du Bois Joly

  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine du Bois Joly.

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Pinot Gris

Discovering the wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

It's quite telling that this brief overview of the region's wines doesn't even mention the Loire Valley's two most famous wines - Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. White wines are clearly the strong point of the Loire Valley and represent the vast majority of production. A significant proportion of these are produced under PGI appellations, most commonly the IGP Loire (formerly Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France), which covers the whole region. The main white Grape varieties used for the production of white wines in the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne and, more popular than the traditional, Chardonnay.

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Discover the grape variety: Melon

Melon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches and small grapes. Melon blanc can be found in several vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Domaine du Bois Joly and wines from the region

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Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Results announced

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The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

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