The Domaine des Pierrettes of Touraine of Loire Valley

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The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 708 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine des Pierrettes is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Pierrettes wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine des Pierrettes

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

How Domaine des Pierrettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat or duckling with bigarrade.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Pierrettes

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine des Pierrettes.

  • Côt
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.

In the mouth of Touraine is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 638 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine, producing 1688 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top pink wines of Domaine des Pierrettes

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

How Domaine des Pierrettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, caramelized pork ribs or roast wild boar with beer.

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Côt

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine des Pierrettes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine des Pierrettes

How Domaine des Pierrettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of parsley knives, sliced marinated swordfish cooked a la plancha or yoghurt cake.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine des Pierrettes.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Frank

Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.

The top white wines of Domaine des Pierrettes

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

How Domaine des Pierrettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sardines with escabeche, shrimp in hot sauce from cathylou or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine des Pierrettes

On the nose the white wine of Domaine des Pierrettes. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine des Pierrettes

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Pierrettes

Planning a wine route in the of Touraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine des Pierrettes.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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The word of the wine: Frank

Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.