The Domaine de la Vinconnière of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Vinconnière
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2060 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine de la Vinconnière is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Vinconnière wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de la Vinconnière

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

How Domaine de la Vinconnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), flamenkuche express or provençal tart with rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Vinconnière

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Vinconnière. often reveals types of flavors of white pepper, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices.

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

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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 pink wines of Domaine de la Vinconnière

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

How Domaine de la Vinconnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of lamb roast with lavender, tuna omelette or pierogi ruskie (with cheese).

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top white wines of Domaine de la Vinconnière

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

How Domaine de la Vinconnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of caramelized pork ribs, norwegian salmon parmentier or spinach and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Vinconnière

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de la Vinconnière. often reveals types of flavors of apples, lemon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de la Vinconnière. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.61/5

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

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

The word of the wine: Defect

Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de la Vinconnière

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

How Domaine de la Vinconnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, pork cheeks confit in cider or venison leg in casserole.

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

  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

The top sweet wines of Domaine de la Vinconnière

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

How Domaine de la Vinconnière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Black Grenache

Grenache is a black grape variety that originated in Spain and is one of the great quality varieties of southern France. Sometimes vinified on its own, it is most often blended with one or more other Rhone or southern grape varieties with complementary qualities such as Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan or Cinsault. Its wines are warm, with aromas of red fruits (cherry) and spices; they oxidize with time. Vinified alone or in very large proportions, Grenache Noir also makes great natural sweet wines in Roussillon (Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Maury) and in the Rhône Valley (Rasteau).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Vinconnière

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 Vinconnière.

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.