The Domaine de Bellecour of Loire Valley

Domaine de Bellecour - Vieilles Vignes Saumur Champigny
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine de Bellecour is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Bellecour wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de Bellecour

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine de Bellecour

How Domaine de Bellecour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of fondue with broth, lamb shoulder confit with harissa or roast pork with mustard and honey.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine de Bellecour.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Bellecour

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

Discover the grape variety: Limnio

Certainly the oldest of the Greek grape varieties, it is given as having its first origins on the island of Lemnos or Limnos in the northern Aegean Sea, today much more cultivated in the northern part of Greece. It should not be confused with limniona, also of Greek origin, and to aggravate the confusion has as synonym limnio. Limnio can also be found in Romania, Italy, Germany, ... in France almost unknown.

News about Domaine de Bellecour and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Malvasia

Name given locally to various grape varieties, notably pinot gris (Pays nantais) and vermentino (Provence and Corsica).