The Domaine du Vieux Chai of Loire Valley

Domaine du Vieux Chai
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 592 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Domaine du Vieux Chai is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Vieux Chai wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine du Vieux Chai

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine du Vieux Chai

How Domaine du Vieux Chai wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or pasta such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, crab matoutou or pasta with pistou.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Vieux Chai

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine du Vieux Chai. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine du Vieux Chai

  • 2016With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine du Vieux Chai.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Domaine du Vieux Chai and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Saint-Gengoux-Le-National, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitte ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)

A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.

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