The Domaine des Portes Rouges of Chinon of Loire Valley

Domaine des Portes Rouges
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 407 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Chinon in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine des Portes Rouges is one of the best wineries to follow in Chinon.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Chinon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Portes Rouges wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine des Portes Rouges

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Portes Rouges

How Domaine des Portes Rouges wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, english breakfast or rabbit with white wine.

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

  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Chinon

The wine region of Chinon is located in the region of Touraine of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Marc Brédif or the Château de Saint Louans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chinon are Cabernet franc, Chenin blanc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chinon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, eucalyptus or orange and sometimes also flavors of cola, fig or game.

In the mouth of Chinon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 290 estates and châteaux in the of Chinon, producing 865 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chinon go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Portes Rouges

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

Discover the grape variety: Babic

This is an old indigenous variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Croatia, especially in central and southern Dalmatia. It can also be found in Hungary, in the former Yugoslavia to which Croatia belonged... in France it is almost unknown. It should be noted that it would be related with the dobricic and thus also with the plavac mali its son. Babic should not be confused with babica crni, another Croatian black grape variety.

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