The Domaine Cocteaux of Loire Valley

Domaine Cocteaux - Bulles de Fleuray Brut
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1694 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine Cocteaux is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Cocteaux wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Domaine Cocteaux

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Cocteaux

How Domaine Cocteaux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of the secrets of croque-monsieur, baked sea bream or chinese fried shrimp ravioli.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine Cocteaux

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay
  • Chardonnay
  • Côt
  • Chenin 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 Cocteaux

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Cocteaux

How Domaine Cocteaux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, lamb mouse confit in wine or simple chicken curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Cocteaux

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Gamay
  • Côt
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top white wines of Domaine Cocteaux

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Cocteaux

How Domaine Cocteaux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of grilled bass with pastis and fennel, scallops or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The word of the wine: Ugni blanc

White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).

The top pink wines of Domaine Cocteaux

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Cocteaux

How Domaine Cocteaux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Cocteaux

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 Cocteaux.

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.

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The word of the wine: Ugni blanc

White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).