The Domaine du Vieux Moulin is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Charentais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine du Vieux Moulin wines in Charentais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Vieux Moulin 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 Moulin wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine du Vieux Moulin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
The wine region of Charentais is located in the region of Atlantique of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Garancille or the Domaine de Garancille produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Charentais are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Charentais often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, green apple or butter and sometimes also flavors of floral, fresh cut grass or gooseberry.
In the mouth of Charentais is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 75 estates and châteaux in the of Charentais, producing 225 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Charentais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
How Domaine du Vieux Moulin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo or roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras confit.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Domaine du Vieux Moulin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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How Domaine du Vieux Moulin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.
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Muscat à petits grains is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
