The Domaine de la Houssais of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Houssais - Chardonnay
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 old-fashioned pork roll, whole salmon in aromatic broth or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

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

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 such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle.

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

  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Houssais

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: 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.

News about Domaine de la Houssais and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Runoff

Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.

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