The Domaine Salmon of Loire Valley

Domaine Salmon
The winery offers 14 different wines
3.9
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 204 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine Salmon is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Salmon wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Salmon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Salmon

How Domaine Salmon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, cuttlefish armorican style (morgate) or rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Salmon

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Salmon. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or gooseberry. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Salmon. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Salmon

  • 2018With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.92/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Melon de Bourgogne

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 pink wines of Domaine Salmon

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Salmon

How Domaine Salmon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pljeskavica (balkan hamburger), ideas for savoury pancake toppings or stuffed rabbit in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Domaine Salmon

On the nose the pink wine of Domaine Salmon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus or minerality and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, vanilla or lemon.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine Salmon

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Melon de Bourgogne

Melon de Bourgogne (or simply Melon) is a white grape variety originating, as its name indicates, from the Burgundy region. It is better known as Muscadet, the name of the wine it produces. It is the dominant grape variety in the Nantes region on the Brittany coast. Like any grape variety, it has its own characteristics. But its history is quite particular, because its predominance in the Nantes region is the result of a terrible winter.

The top red wines of Domaine Salmon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Salmon

How Domaine Salmon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of veal meatballs with curry, aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese or turkey osso buco.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Salmon

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Salmon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Salmon. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Salmon

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: INAO

National Institute of Origin and Quality. French organization depending on the Ministry of Agriculture and in charge of quality signs: AOC, IGP, labels and organic farming.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Salmon

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 Salmon.

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.

News about Domaine Salmon and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

Bourgogne wines : The fundamentals

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The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: INAO

National Institute of Origin and Quality. French organization depending on the Ministry of Agriculture and in charge of quality signs: AOC, IGP, labels and organic farming.