The Domaine des Génaudières of Pays Nantais of Loire Valley

The Domaine des Génaudières is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Pays Nantais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine des Génaudières wines in Pays Nantais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Génaudières 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 des Génaudières wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine des Génaudières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), sea bream a la plancha or spanish paella.
Atlantic outlet of the Loire around Nantes, kingdom of Muscadet. Melon de Bourgogne signature in white: dry and iodised with signature notes of citrus, green apple, white flowers, fresh herbs and a saline mineral touch, taut and refreshing palate — the ideal companion for oysters and seafood. 'Sur lie' mention adds light spritz and brioche complexity. Lively Gros Plant and trenchant Folle Blanche.
4 Muscadet AOCs including benchmark Sèvre-et-Maine.
How Domaine des Génaudières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of scallops with cream, creole fish court-bouillon or rice with milk.
On the nose the white wine of Domaine des Génaudières. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine des Génaudières. is a with a nice freshness.
Dry, vivid and saline whites with a pale robe, slender mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with delicate aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, cut grass, iodine and marine mineral notes. Fine lees ageing adds richness and a brioche complexity. The absolute star of Muscadet AOC and Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC. An autochthonous Burgundian variety (Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc), exiled to the Pays Nantais in the 17th century.
How Domaine des Génaudières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, crusted lamb fillets with sweet spices or imene's tunisian ojja.
Said of a wine that gives the impression of being dense and smooth, a bit like biting into the flesh of a ripe fruit.
How Domaine des Génaudières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, lamb tagine with prunes or spanish paella.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
How Domaine des Génaudières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.
Planning a wine route in the of Pays Nantais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine des Génaudières.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.