The Domaine de la Roche Honneur of Chinon of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Roche Honneur
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 110 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Chinon in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine de la Roche Honneur is one of the best wineries to follow in Chinon.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Roche Honneur wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de la Roche Honneur

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Roche Honneur

How Domaine de la Roche Honneur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), ham croquette with purée or pheasant casserole with cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Roche Honneur

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Roche Honneur. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, black currant or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Roche Honneur

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Chinon

The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.

In the mouth of Chinon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 290 estates and châteaux in the of Chinon, producing 865 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Roche Honneur

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

Discover the grape variety: Morescono

Most certainly Italian, genetic analysis has confirmed that it is the variety known as nieddu mannu. It can be found in Corsica and Italy (Sardinia). It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vat Varieties list A1. However, it should not be confused with morescola, also grown in Corsica, which is none other than aubun and muristellu, one of the synonyms of morrastel.

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The word of the wine: Delicate

Said of a wine that is fine and subtle in the mouth.