The Domaine des Echardières of Touraine of Loire Valley

Domaine des Echardières
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 82 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Domaine des Echardières is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Echardières wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine des Echardières

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Echardières

How Domaine des Echardières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or duck breast with black figs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine des Echardières

On the nose the red wine of Domaine des Echardières. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of apricot, gooseberry or kiwi.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Echardières

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.

In the mouth of Touraine is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 638 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine, producing 1688 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top white wines of Domaine des Echardières

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine des Echardières

How Domaine des Echardières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tuna with tomatoes in the oven, chicken chop suey or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine des Echardières

On the nose the white wine of Domaine des Echardières. often reveals types of flavors of passion fruit, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine des Echardières

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

The top pink wines of Domaine des Echardières

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine des Echardières

How Domaine des Echardières wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, pan-fried black pudding with apples or duck breast with black figs.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine des Echardières

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Côt

The word of the wine: Attack

First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.