The Domaine de la Combe au Loup of Beaujolais

Domaine de la Combe au Loup - Beaujolais-Villages Blanc
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 612 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Domaine de la Combe au Loup is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Combe au Loup wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Combe au Loup wines in Beaujolais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de la Combe au Loup 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 la Combe au Loup wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de la Combe au Loup

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de la Combe au Loup

How Domaine de la Combe au Loup wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, lasagne with two salmons or zucchini quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de la Combe au Loup.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Beaujolais

Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.

Although best known for its red wines, the region also produces white Beaujolais Blanc, from Chardonnay and Aligote. These two white wine varieties are also sometimes used in local red wines, in which they can make up to 15% of the Final blend. There are several forms of Beaujolais red wine: standard Beaujolais (including Beaujolais Supérieur), Beaujolais Villages and the Young, characterful Beaujolais Nouveau. The highest quality wines of the region are those of the ten Beaujolais crus - ten wine regions Long recognized as the best in the region.

The top red wines of Domaine de la Combe au Loup

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Combe au Loup

How Domaine de la Combe au Loup wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of pasta à la forestière (chanterelles), veal tagine with artichokes and lemons or macaroonade from sète.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Combe au Loup

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Combe au Loup. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de la Combe au Loup. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Combe au Loup

  • 2014With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.45/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Combe au Loup.

  • Gamay

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Combe au Loup

Planning a wine route in the of Beaujolais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de la Combe au Loup.

Discover the grape variety: Muscadoule

This direct-producing hybrid is the result of an interspecific cross between Villard blanc and Muscat de Hambourg, obtained in 1937 by Galibert Alfred and Coulondre Eric. Almost no longer multiplied, it is now clearly on the verge of extinction.

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