The Domaine des Hardières of Loire Valley

Domaine des Hardières - Coteaux du Layon
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 4978 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine des Hardières is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Hardières wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine des Hardières

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

How Domaine des Hardières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon à la plancha with vegetables, magic cake cheese quiche or mediterranean cake with parmesan and coppa gratin.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine des Hardières

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

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 red wines of Domaine des Hardières

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Hardières

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Hardières

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

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.

The top pink wines of Domaine des Hardières

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

How Domaine des Hardières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, roast lamb with thyme or pastilla with chicken (moroccan pie with brick sheets).

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Hardières

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 des Hardières.

Discover the grape variety: Montils

Montils blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Charente). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. It should be noted that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium size. Montils blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Domaine des Hardières and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.