The Domaine Bourillon Dorléans of Loire Valley

Domaine Bourillon Dorléans
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 1467 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine Bourillon Dorléans is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Bourillon Dorléans Estate is an iconic vineyard nestled in the heart of the Loire Valley, in France. Founded in 1921 by Gaston Dorléans, the estate has been taken over and developed by his grandson Frédéric, who has made it a recognized reference of the Vouvray vineyard. Spanning over 20 hectares of fertile land blessed by nature, this vineyard is exclusively devoted to the cultivation of the Chenin Blanc grape variety, also known as "Pineau de la Loire". The vines are planted on the sun-drenched slopes bordering the Loire, thus benefiting from an ideal temperate climate for vine growing. The clay-limestone soils of the region give the estate's wines a character and minerality particularly appreciated by Vouvray lovers. The Bourillon Dorléans Estate is proudly attached to French winemaking traditions, while innovating to produce ever more refined wines. Here, they produce dry, semi-dry, sweet and even sparkling Vouvrays, all highlighting the different facets of Chenin Blanc. By practicing agriculture respectful of biodiversity, the estate is also committed to an approach of preserving the environment and sustainable development. One of the estate's specificities is its troglodytic Touraine cellar, dug directly into the tuffeau cliff, providing an ideal ageing place for wines with a naturally constant temperature and humidity throughout the year. In addition to its caves, the Bourillon Dorléans Estate is also renowned for its warm welcome and sense of hospitality, offering visitors guided tastings of their wines and a picturesque tour of their vineyards and cellars.

Top Domaine Bourillon Dorléans wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

How Domaine Bourillon Dorléans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta shells, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or leek pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans. often reveals types of flavors of earth, honey or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, pear or cheese. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Chenin Blanc

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 sparkling wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

How Domaine Bourillon Dorléans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of mussels with beer, sole fillets with shrimp and curry or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top red wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

How Domaine Bourillon Dorléans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon, texas style ribs / loin ribs or stuffed artichoke.

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Disorder

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

The top sweet wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

How Domaine Bourillon Dorléans wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, veal saltimbocca or duck breast with apples.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine Bourillon Dorléans.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

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