The Domaine des Saignes of Chiroubles of Beaujolais

Domaine des Saignes - Chiroubles
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 2.3.
It is ranked in the top 63 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Chiroubles in the region of Beaujolais

The Domaine des Saignes is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Chiroubles to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Saignes wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine des Saignes

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

How Domaine des Saignes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of capellini with vegetables, small stuffed provençal dishes or the tartiflette wrap.

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

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Chiroubles

Chiroubles is an appellation for the red wines of Beaujolais. Like all the red wines of the region, they are made from the Gamay Grape. It is one of the smallest of the 10 Beaujolais crus, with about 235 hectares of vines. The wine production area is on the Southeast facing hillsides just west of Beaujolais.

The appellation's Vineyard is located in the administrative commune of Chiroubles. It is roughly in the centre-west of the Northern Beaujolais crus. The commune shares a border to the south with Morgon and one to the north with Fleurie. Its Terroir is similar to that of the latter.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Saignes

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

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)

News about Domaine des Saignes and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.