The Winery Dominique Dufour of Côteaux du Layon of Loire Valley

Winery Dominique Dufour - Aussigouins Experto R
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Côteaux du Layon in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Dominique Dufour is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Côteaux du Layon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dominique Dufour wines

Looking for the best Winery Dominique Dufour wines in Côteaux du Layon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Dominique Dufour 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 Winery Dominique Dufour wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Dominique Dufour

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dominique Dufour

How Winery Dominique Dufour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of real swiss fondue, fish soup from marseille by lucette or apple cake.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Dominique Dufour

  • 2016With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Dominique Dufour.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Côteaux du Layon

The wine region of Côteaux du Layon is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baumard or the Domaine Moulin Touchais produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côteaux du Layon are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côteaux du Layon often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, smoke or plum and sometimes also flavors of coffee, vanilla or strawberries.

In the mouth of Côteaux du Layon is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 293 estates and châteaux in the of Côteaux du Layon, producing 521 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côteaux du Layon go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Dominique Dufour

Planning a wine route in the of Côteaux du Layon? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Dominique Dufour.

Discover the grape variety: Valdiguié

Valdiguié noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Quercy). 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 large bunches and large grapes. The Valdiguié noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Winery Dominique Dufour and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.