The Domaine le Portail of Haute Loire of Loire Valley

Domaine le Portail
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 572 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Haute Loire in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine le Portail is one of the best wineries to follow in Haute Loire.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Haute Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine le Portail wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine le Portail

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine le Portail

How Domaine le Portail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of veal paupiettes with onions and tomatoes, wild boar stew (without marinade or wine) or fried rice noodles with chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine le Portail

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine le Portail. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine le Portail

  • 2018With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine le Portail.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Haute Loire

Auvergne vineyard on small altitude hillsides along the Allier and Loire, volcanic soils (basalt, granite). IGP Pays d'Urfé or Comtés Rhodaniens. Signature Gamay as red: fruity and fresh with red cherry, raspberry, redcurrant, violet and a volcanic mineral touch, fine tannins and refreshing palate. Fine Pinot Noir emerging.

Taut Chardonnay whites (citrus, white flowers), opulent Viognier (apricot). Medieval vineyard in renaissance.

The top white wines of Domaine le Portail

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine le Portail

How Domaine le Portail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, pan bagnat or gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine le Portail

On the nose the white wine of Domaine le Portail. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, apples or minerality and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine le Portail. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine le Portail

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine le Portail.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Romorantin

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

The top pink wines of Domaine le Portail

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine le Portail

How Domaine le Portail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, sarthe pot or caramelized pork ribs.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine le Portail

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine le Portail.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Reims Mountain

Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).

The top sparkling wines of Domaine le Portail

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine le Portail

How Domaine le Portail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimps with curry and coconut milk, seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou or cake with olives and bacon.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine le Portail.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Romorantin

Dry, vivid and structured whites with a golden robe, taut mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), apple, pear, white flowers, honey and pronounced chalky mineral notes. Good ageing potential, gaining wax and dried fruit notes with age. Near-exclusive star of Cour-Cheverny AOC in the Sologne. Very rare autochthonous Loire variety, introduced to the Loire valley by François I in 1519 according to tradition.

The top sweet wines of Domaine le Portail

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine le Portail

How Domaine le Portail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Domaine le Portail

On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine le Portail. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine le Portail

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine le Portail.

  • Romorantin

The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.

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Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.