The Domaine de Riaux of Loire Valley

Domaine de Riaux
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 585 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

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

Top Domaine de Riaux wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine de Riaux

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Riaux

How Domaine de Riaux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of potjevleesch, monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de Riaux

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de Riaux. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, pear or cheese and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, nectarine or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de Riaux. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de Riaux

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chasselas

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Riaux

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 Riaux.

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.

News about Domaine de Riaux and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bray, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

The word of the wine: Filtration

Clarification of the wine using filters.