The Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) of Centre Loire of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) - Anjou 'Les Pierres Girard'
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 69 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Centre Loire in the region of Loire Valley
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The Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) is one of the world's great estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Centre Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines in Centre Loire among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) 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 de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

How Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of leek and tuna pie, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or chicken legs and changing.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard). often reveals types of flavors of cream, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of honeysuckle, vanilla or quince. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard). is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

  • 2015With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard).

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Centre Loire

The Centre-Loire sub-region is located in the Loire Valley region, southeast of the Paris Basin. Its surface area is difficult to determine and the vineyards are made up of plots that vary in Size and are isolated, but also of plots of several hundred hectares. On a limestone base, the Centre-Loire has at least four types of soil: the terres blanches, Deep brown calcareous soils, which give the wines firmness, vivacity and fullness; the caillotes, Hard limestone soils, which give the wines pleasure, tenderness in their youth and a characteristic fruitiness; the grillotes, of friable limestone from which the wines take notes of candied fruits and honey; and the chailloux, siliceous with fine and coarse elements (clays, silts and sands, gravels, and pebbles), giving the wines firmness, persistent aromas, a Spicy nuance and a note of gunflint The caillotes and grillottes are shallow, stony soils, which Warm up quickly in the spring and have good rainwater Runoff, resulting in early ripening of the grapes for the production of fine, Soft, fruity wines. The semi-continental climate with microclimatic variations is ideal for the Sauvignon grape variety which gives white wines a rare harmony and perfection, and also ideal for the Pinot Noir which produces little known but no less surprising red wines.

The Centre-Loire region has nine appellations but is particularly well known for its AOC Sancerre, Quincy, Reuilly and Menetou-Salon. These appellations include those from the Auvergne vineyards (Saint-Pourçain, Côte-Roannaise and Côtes-du-Forez).

The top sweet wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

How Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of gratin of ravioli with salmon, ham and comté quiche or mediterranean cake with parmesan and coppa gratin.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard).

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). 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 of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

How Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream, clafoutis with bush and courgettes or pan con tomate.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard). often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or strawberries. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard). is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard).

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Grolleau

The word of the wine: SGN

Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.

The top red wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

How Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, royal couscous or lamb curry indian style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard). often reveals types of flavors of oak, black currant or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or tar.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.66/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard).

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

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 pink wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

How Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard) wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, grandma melanie's cassoulet or chicken in red wine.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard).

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Drawing (liqueur de)

In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard)

Planning a wine route in the of Centre Loire? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de la Bergerie (Yves Guégniard).

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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The word of the wine: SGN

Selection of noble grains. Appellation reserved for a type of sweet wine produced in Alsace.

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