The Domaine la Taupe of Loire Valley

Domaine la Taupe - AK 400 Gamay
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 3054 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine la Taupe is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine la Taupe wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine la Taupe

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine la Taupe

How Domaine la Taupe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with mustard, rabbit with cider and mushrooms or venison leg in casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine la Taupe

On the nose the red wine of Domaine la Taupe. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine la Taupe

  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine la Taupe.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pineau D'Aunis
  • Gamay
  • Côt

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 white wines of Domaine la Taupe

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine la Taupe

How Domaine la Taupe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of fresh tuna with sesame seeds, express seafood spaghetti or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine la Taupe

On the nose the white wine of Domaine la Taupe. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oaky or tropical and sometimes also flavors of apples, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine la Taupe

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine la Taupe.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine la Taupe

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 la Taupe.

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

News about Domaine la Taupe and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Evolved

Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.