The Domaine Monin of Bugey of Savoie

Domaine Monin
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of Savoie.
It is located in Bugey in the region of Savoie
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The Domaine Monin is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Bugey to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Monin wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Domaine Monin

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Monin

How Domaine Monin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of fondue with broth.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Mondeuse Noire
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Bugey

Bugey is a wine region in the Ain department of eastern France. The Bugey appellation covers red, white, rosé and Sparkling wines from a range of Grape varieties. The more specific Roussette du Bugey appellation applies to the Rich white wines produced in the region from the Altesse grape. The area covers the Southern limits of the Jura mountain range, which also includes the Jura wine region to the North.

The Rhône River loops around the southern end of Bugey, before flowing south to join the famous Rhône vineyards. Lyon is some 50 kilometres to the west, and the Alpine vineyards of Savoy are directly to the east. Although not technically linked to French wine law, Bugey is often grouped with Savoie. They are close both geographically and in terms of the styles of wine produced.

The top white wines of Domaine Monin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Monin

How Domaine Monin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots, zarzuela mayonapo or market garden rice salad.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Mondeuse Noire
  • Xinomavro
  • Roussanne

Discover the grape variety: Xinomavro

A very old grape variety grown in Greece and very well known in Central Macedonia. It is most certainly a descendant of white gouais and should not be confused with mavrud or mavroudi. It should be noted that many grape varieties have the synonym mavro. Xinomavro is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

The top red wines of Domaine Monin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Monin

How Domaine Monin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, duck casserole with turnips or croque monsieur with chopped steak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Monin

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.43/5

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

  • Mondeuse Noire
  • Gamay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Turbidity

The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

The top sweet wines of Domaine Monin

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Monin

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

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Mondeuse Noire

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.

The top pink wines of Domaine Monin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Monin

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

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Musky

Said of an odor reminiscent of musk.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Monin

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

Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse noire

Cultivated for a very long time in Savoie, it is not the black form of mondeuse blanche and Mondeuse grise is a natural mutation of mondeuse noire. According to Thierry Lacombe (I.N.R.A./Montpellier), the latter is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the black tressot and the white mondeuse. Mondeuse grise and Mondeuse noire are both registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.