The Domaine de la Montcellière of Val de Loire

Domaine de la Montcellière
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 43 of the estates of Val de Loire.
It is located in Val de Loire

The Domaine de la Montcellière is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Val de Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Montcellière wines

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

The top pink wines of Domaine de la Montcellière

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

How Domaine de la Montcellière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, pork stew with bacon and cream or rabbit with homemade mustard.

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

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Val de Loire

Val de Loire is a regional PGI title, covering wines produced in an area that roughly corresponds to the Val de Loire wine region in northern France. The PGI catchment area covers 14 departments and is one of the largest in France in terms of area. The Terroir is extremely varied throughout the Loire Valley region. Wines produced under the PGI title have as much style as the AOC appellations of the Loire.

Loire Valley PGI wines have a familiar range of Grape varieties to draw from - the classic Loire varieties of Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Melon de Bourgogne are often used, as are Gamay and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are also present in the vineyards, but in smaller quantities. The majority of wines produced under the PGI are made from a single grape variety. The geographical area of the PGI follows the Loire River for about 550 kilometers (350 miles).

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de la Montcellière

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

How Domaine de la Montcellière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of brochette of scallops and prawns, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage.

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

  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

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 red wines of Domaine de la Montcellière

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

How Domaine de la Montcellière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, pork roll with tomato sauce or duck breast with honey sauce.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Montcellière

  • 0With an average score of 3.57/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Erinosis

Generally benign condition caused by a very small mite. The infested leaves show blisters on the upper surface, sometimes reddish, sometimes green, to which corresponds on the lower surface a dense felting, first pinkish white, then brownish or reddish.

The top white wines of Domaine de la Montcellière

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

How Domaine de la Montcellière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sardines moroccan style, summer tuna quiche or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Montcellière

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

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

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Montcellière

Planning a wine route in the of Val de Loire? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de la Montcellière.

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.