The Domaine Du Chavigne of Loire Valley

Domaine Du Chavigne
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine Du Chavigne is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Du Chavigne wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine Du Chavigne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Du Chavigne

How Domaine Du Chavigne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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 pink wines of Domaine Du Chavigne

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Du Chavigne

How Domaine Du Chavigne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), old-fashioned pork roll or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Du Chavigne.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Saint Pierre doré

Belonging to the Estaing wines, the Saint Pierre doré is also called Roussellou. With an average budding, this variety is presented in the form of full, winged, elongated and very large bunches, with pulpy, spherical and medium-sized berries. When ripe, the fruit is golden-white in colour, with bronze leaves, which may be three-lobed or whole. The red colour is also found on the internodes of its herbaceous branch. For best results, a fairly long pruning will suit the Saint Pierre Doré, which is not overly afraid of oidium or mildew, but more afraid of grey rot. The characteristics of the roussellou mean that it could play a major role in the production of sparkling wines. The vine does indeed give a very acidic taste, not very sweet and with low degree aromas. It has been noted that the extent of the vineyard recorded in 1958 is 123 Ha, to be reduced to 1 Ha in 1994 on the French territory.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine Du Chavigne

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Du Chavigne

How Domaine Du Chavigne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Trader-Handler

Champagne term for a merchant who buys grapes to make a Champagne wine himself.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Du Chavigne

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 Du Chavigne.

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.