The Domaine Du Rey of Gascogne of South West

Domaine Du Rey
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 181 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gascogne in the region of South West

The Domaine Du Rey is one of the best wineries to follow in Gascogne.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Du Rey wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine Du Rey

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Du Rey

How Domaine Du Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or flemish carbonnade.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Gascogne

Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.

The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.

The top white wines of Domaine Du Rey

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Du Rey

How Domaine Du Rey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of toasted bagel with smoked salmon, marmite dieppoise or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Du Rey

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Colombard
  • Gros Manseng
  • Ugni blanc

Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng

Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Du Rey

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

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 Du Rey and wines from the region

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Andrew Jefford: ‘Come on in, the flames said. Taste wine; avoid hypothermia’

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Michelin Guide 2022: UK & Ireland winners announced

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The word of the wine: Vintage (champagne)

It is a champagne made from a single harvest. In principle, we only vintage the great years: 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996... We find more often, now, the very good 2002, and the 2004, a little short.