The Domaine de la Houssais of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Houssais
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 6524 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Domaine de la Houssais is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Houssais wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine de la Houssais

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

How Domaine de la Houssais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of butternut and goat cheese gratin, steamed salmon marinated in herbs or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Houssais

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de la Houssais. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Folle Blanche

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 de la Houssais

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Houssais

How Domaine de la Houssais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, rabbit with hunter's sauce or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Houssais.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Domaine de la Houssais

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de la Houssais

How Domaine de la Houssais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of rack of lamb with antiboise sauce, tuna and mozzarella pie or hawaiian pizza.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine de la Houssais.

  • Gamay

The word of the wine: MA

Auxiliary brand or buyer's brand (supermarket for example) gathering champagnes of various origins. It offers no guarantee of quality or traceability.

The top sweet wines of Domaine de la Houssais

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

How Domaine de la Houssais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker.

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

  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de la Houssais

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

How Domaine de la Houssais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms, lemon and tuna risotto or quiche without eggs.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Folle Blanche

The word of the wine: Tressallier

White grape variety from the Allier region, identical to the Sacy variety grown in Burgundy. Rarely vinified on its own, it is used in the blending of Saint-Pourçain white wines, associated with chardonnay, the main grape variety of the appellation. Syn.: sacy.

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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 Houssais.

Discover the grape variety: Folle blanche

As its name suggests, the folle blanche is a white grape variety. Originally from the west of France, it was used to make Cognac and Armagnac brandies as early as the 17th century and was renowned for its finesse and fragrant nose. Replaced by Ugni Blanc following the phylloxera invasion, the folle blanche is now grown in small quantities. It is a grape variety with juicy, sweet, medium-sized bunches and berries with a white/green skin. Its worst enemy is grey rot. As it is an early variety and its buds come out early, it is particularly afraid of spring frosts. It likes short pruning, a method that limits the production of grapes but increases their quality. It also prefers mineral-rich soils, and its vineyards cover about 3,000 hectares. It is used in the production of the AOC Gros-plant du Pays nantais to produce a lively white wine with little alcohol but marked acidity.

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