The Domaine Riffault of Sancerre of Loire Valley

Domaine Riffault
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 389 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine Riffault is one of the best wineries to follow in Sancerre.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Riffault wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Riffault

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Riffault

How Domaine Riffault wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pork colombo, shrimp with oyster sauce or garlic shrimp.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Riffault

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Riffault. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or minerality and sometimes also flavors of lemon, stone or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Riffault. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Riffault

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Sancerre

World reference for taut Sauvignon Blanc: exclusive signature white king — dry and mineral with notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), vine peach, pear, exotic fruit, white flowers and signature gun-flint, lively acidity and a racy finish according to soils (limestone, flint, clay). Subtler than NZ or Chile, ages 5-10 years. Rare airy Pinot Noir reds (cherry, raspberry) and saline rosés. AOC on the Loire's left bank (Centre), hills at 200-400 m.

The top pink wines of Domaine Riffault

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Riffault

How Domaine Riffault wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of pastillas with lamb and apricots, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

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

  • Pinot Noir

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 red wines of Domaine Riffault

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Riffault

How Domaine Riffault wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of veal, baked leg of daguet or roe deer or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

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Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.