The Domaine de la Fontainerie of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Fontainerie
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 2801 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine de la Fontainerie is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Fontainerie wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Fontainerie 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 Fontainerie 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 Fontainerie wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

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

How Domaine de la Fontainerie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp curry and coconut (thailand), creole fish court-bouillon or apple cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de la Fontainerie. often reveals types of flavors of peach, minerality or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, earth or vegetal.

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

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • 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 sparkling wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

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

How Domaine de la Fontainerie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp risotto with curry, céteaux (la rochelle) or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine de la Fontainerie. often reveals types of flavors of microbio.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Guillemot

Most certainly from Béarn. It should not be confused with the blancard - or palougue - because they both have the same synonym coer de baco. The Guillemot is practically no longer present in the vineyard and is therefore on the verge of extinction. According to published genetic analyses, it is the result of a natural cross between the Manseng Noir and the Verjuice. For more information on other relatives, click here !

The top sweet wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

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

How Domaine de la Fontainerie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of scallops in coral sauce, japanese fondue or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine de la Fontainerie. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine de la Fontainerie

  • 2009With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Fontainerie

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 Fontainerie.

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.