The Domaine le Briseau of Loire Valley

Domaine le Briseau
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1114 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine le Briseau is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine le Briseau wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Domaine le Briseau

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine le Briseau

How Domaine le Briseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of risotto of the sea, haddock with potatoes or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine le Briseau

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine le Briseau. often reveals types of flavors of apples, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine le Briseau

  • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine le Briseau.

  • Cinsault
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Carignan
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

The top red wines of Domaine le Briseau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine le Briseau

How Domaine le Briseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of flemish beer stew, traditional lamb couscous (from algeria) or endive salad with walnuts, comté cheese and bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine le Briseau

On the nose the red wine of Domaine le Briseau. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or pepper and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or minerality.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine le Briseau

  • 2008With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine le Briseau.

  • Pineau D'Aunis
  • Côt
  • Cinsaut
  • Malbec
  • Gamay
  • Terret

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top white wines of Domaine le Briseau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine le Briseau

How Domaine le Briseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of baeckeoffe with fish, fish fillets in papillotes or yoghurt cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine le Briseau

On the nose the white wine of Domaine le Briseau. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, pineapple or apples.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine le Briseau

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine le Briseau.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Faded

Said of a wine that has lost its brilliance and depth. It can also be used to describe the nose of an old wine that has lost its aromatic freshness.

The top pink wines of Domaine le Briseau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine le Briseau

How Domaine le Briseau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, lamb with vermicelli or marinated tacaud fillets.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine le Briseau.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine le Briseau

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 le Briseau.

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.