The Domaine des Gillieres of Pays Nantais of Loire Valley

Domaine des Gillieres
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Pays Nantais in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine des Gillieres is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Pays Nantais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Gillieres wines

Looking for the best Domaine des Gillieres wines in Pays Nantais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Gillieres 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 Gillieres wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine des Gillieres

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine des Gillieres

How Domaine des Gillieres wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon, salmon steaks with lentils or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine des Gillieres

On the nose the white wine of Domaine des Gillieres. often reveals types of flavors of lemon, citrus fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of pear, honey or melon. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine des Gillieres. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine des Gillieres

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.45/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine des Gillieres.

  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Melon
  • Chardonnay
  • Folle Blanche
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Pays Nantais

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.

The top pink wines of Domaine des Gillieres

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine des Gillieres

How Domaine des Gillieres wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Domaine des Gillieres

On the nose the pink wine of Domaine des Gillieres. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine des Gillieres

  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.27/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine des Gillieres.

  • Grolleau

Discover the grape variety: Melon de Bourgogne

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

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.