The Domaine du Vieux Prêche of Sancerre of Loire Valley

Domaine du Vieux Prêche
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 626 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine du Vieux Prêche is one of the best wineries to follow in Sancerre.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Vieux Prêche wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine du Vieux Prêche

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine du Vieux Prêche

How Domaine du Vieux Prêche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, fish shells or mahi mahi curry with coconut milk.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine du Vieux Prêche.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Sancerre

The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.

In the mouth of Sancerre is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 447 estates and châteaux in the of Sancerre, producing 1671 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sancerre go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food.

The top red wines of Domaine du Vieux Prêche

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

How Domaine du Vieux Prêche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pasta with veal stock sauce, stuffed rabbit in the oven or keftas tajine with eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Vieux Prêche

On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Vieux Prêche. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or citrus fruit.

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

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Vieux Prêche

Planning a wine route in the of Sancerre? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine du Vieux Prêche.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Domaine du Vieux Prêche and wines from the region

Bollinger Group purchases Sancerre estate Hubert Brochard

The Champagne house expanded into the region when it acquired Maison Langlois-Chateau in Saumur back in 1973. It then bolstered its presence in Sancerre with the acquisition of Château de Thauvenay in 2016. Now it has tied up a deal to bring the family-run Hubert Brochard estate into the fold. ‘The acquisition of Hubert Brochard estate represents a unique opportunity to consolidate our footprint in this fantastic region and to continue to promote, in France and internationally, its savoir-faire ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: August 2022

Inside the August 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES Bordeaux 2021 en primeur First look at a tricky vintage to judge – full insight and 80 top wines to buy, selected by Decanter’s Georgie Hindle Greece Why Olly Smith loves it Sancerre’s best slope? Les Monts Damnés with Andy Howard MW Pétillant naturel: a Decanter guide for beginners By Natalie Earl LEARNING Wine wisdom Expert tips to help you on your journey through wine Read the new issue in full on the Decanter Premium app Unl ...

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

The word of the wine: Green harvest or green harvesting

The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.