The Domaine de la Foliette of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Foliette
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 3200 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine de la Foliette is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Foliette wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine de la Foliette

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de la Foliette

How Domaine de la Foliette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of lobster armorican style, patatas bravas (fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce) or fish fillets with lemon sauce (microwave).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Foliette

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de la Foliette. often reveals types of flavors of cream, non oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de la Foliette. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de la Foliette

  • 2010With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de la Foliette.

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Muscatel
  • Melon

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 sweet wines of Domaine de la Foliette

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine de la Foliette

How Domaine de la Foliette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine de la Foliette.

  • Sauvignon Gris

Discover the grape variety: Melon de Bourgogne

Melon de Bourgogne (or simply Melon) is a white grape variety originating, as its name indicates, from the Burgundy region. It is better known as Muscadet, the name of the wine it produces. It is the dominant grape variety in the Nantes region on the Brittany coast. Like any grape variety, it has its own characteristics. But its history is quite particular, because its predominance in the Nantes region is the result of a terrible winter.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de la Foliette

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine de la Foliette

How Domaine de la Foliette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • Colombard
  • Melon de Bourgogne

The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains

A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Foliette

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 la Foliette.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Domaine de la Foliette and wines from the region

How to work with Chablis wines as a sommelier by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 2 min 50 sec clip, Yang LU shares his experience as a sommelier on the importance of Chablis wines in the restaurant industry. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains

A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.