The Domaine Ligier Père & Fils of Jura

Domaine Ligier Père & Fils - Chardonnay
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 167 of the estates of Jura.
It is located in Jura

The Domaine Ligier Père & Fils is one of the best wineries to follow in Jura.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Ligier Père & Fils wines

Looking for the best Domaine Ligier Père & Fils wines in Jura among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Ligier Père & Fils 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 Ligier Père & Fils wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

How Domaine Ligier Père & Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of coconut curry cauliflower in the cookeo, buckwheat fritters with olives and mushrooms or matefaim (haute savoie).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, walnut or nutty. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils.

  • Chardonnay
  • Savagnin
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Jura

The Jura is a small wine region in eastern France that is responsible for some very special and traditional wine styles. It is close to the Swiss Jura, but quite distinct from it. Wedged between Burgundy to the west and Switzerland to the east, the region is characterized by a landscape of Wooded hills and the winding topography of the Jura Mountains. The Jura vineyards cover just over 1,850 hectares, forming a narrow strip of land almost 80 km Long from North to South.

The total area is steadily increasing, but is still less than one-tenth of the area planted with vines two centuries ago, before Phylloxera decimated the region's vineyards. Jura wines are sold under five main appellations, the most important of which are Arbois">Arbois and Côtes du Jura. Five main Grape varieties are used in the region's wines - three traditional and two more modern imports. The first of the local varieties is Poulsard (or Ploussard as it is called in the communes of Arbois and Pupillin), a red grape that accounts for about a fifth of the region's plantings.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

How Domaine Ligier Père & Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of lobster in court-bouillon, ham and cheese cake or sunshine pie with tomato pesto and pine nuts.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils. often reveals types of flavors of cream, chalk or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of biscuits, red fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1974With an average score of 3.90/5
  • N.V.With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Trousseau

Discover the grape variety: Trousseau

Trousseau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Jura). 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 bunches, and grapes of medium size. Trousseau noir can be found in many vineyards: Jura, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top red wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

How Domaine Ligier Père & Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, moroccan veal tagine from hanane or civet of wild boar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils. often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, pepper or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils.

  • Trousseau
  • Pinot Noir
  • Poulsard

The word of the wine: Balsamic

Aromas reminiscent of balsam, resin, incense, but also vanilla or liquorice wood.

The top sweet wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

How Domaine Ligier Père & Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top pink wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

How Domaine Ligier Père & Fils wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, sheep's feet with mountain honey or avocado, tomato and sheep's tomato salad.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

On the nose the pink wine of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Ligier Père & Fils.

  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Ligier Père & Fils

Planning a wine route in the of Jura? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Ligier Père & Fils.

Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.

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The word of the wine: Balsamic

Aromas reminiscent of balsam, resin, incense, but also vanilla or liquorice wood.

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