The Domaine de l'Arca of Loire Valley

Domaine de l'Arca
The winery offers 17 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 3906 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Domaine de l'Arca is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de l'Arca wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de l'Arca

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de l'Arca

How Domaine de l'Arca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef miroton, pasta with mussels or normandy style escalope.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de l'Arca

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de l'Arca.

  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

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 pink wines of Domaine de l'Arca

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de l'Arca

How Domaine de l'Arca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with fresh salmon, magic cake cheese quiche or stuffed sea almonds with cream cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine de l'Arca.

  • Grenache Gris
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top white wines of Domaine de l'Arca

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de l'Arca

How Domaine de l'Arca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti with squid ink (italy), mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or chicken nuggets.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de l'Arca

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de l'Arca. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de l'Arca

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de l'Arca.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Macabeo
  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Sommelier

Person working in a restaurant and responsible for the wine service. The head sommelier is responsible for putting together the wine list, managing the sommelier brigade, and ensuring the sale of wines according to the dishes (food and wine pairing).

The top natural sweet wines of Domaine de l'Arca

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Domaine de l'Arca

How Domaine de l'Arca wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or beef such as recipes of colombian lentils, yoghurt cake or chinese fondue.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Domaine de l'Arca

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Domaine de l'Arca.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Macabeo
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Grenache Gris

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de l'Arca

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 l'Arca.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.