The Domaine des Ruettes of Loire Valley

Domaine des Ruettes - Saumur-Champigny Rouge
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2199 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine des Ruettes is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Ruettes wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine des Ruettes

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

How Domaine des Ruettes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef casserole, salted lentils or rabbit legs with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine des Ruettes

On the nose the red wine of Domaine des Ruettes. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, pepper or mushroom.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Ruettes

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Ruettes

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 Ruettes.

Discover the grape variety: Jaoumet

Its origin is uncertain, but it is thought to have been introduced into the Agly valley by a Trappist monk in the mid-19th century. Jaoumet is practically unknown in other French table grape-producing regions, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1.

News about Domaine des Ruettes and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

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