The Domaine de Port Jean of Loire Valley

Domaine de Port Jean - Cabernet sauvignon Coteaux D'Ancenis
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 2955 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine de Port Jean is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Port Jean wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de Port Jean

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Port Jean

How Domaine de Port Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, lamb tagine with prunes or lobster tail armorican style.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Port Jean.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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 white wines of Domaine de Port Jean

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Port Jean

How Domaine de Port Jean wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of pike dumplings with shrimp sauce, fake foie gras or salmon, shrimp and white fish puff pastry.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de Port Jean

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de Port Jean.

  • Melon de Bourgogne

Discover the grape variety: Panse de Provence

Most certainly of oriental origin, introduced in Spain then spread in France, in Italy, in North Africa... more generally on all the Mediterranean basin. It can also be found in the United States, Thailand, ... and in many other countries. It should not be confused with the early or Sicilian pansy at first maturity.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Port Jean

Planning a wine route in the of Loire Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Port Jean.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot khantus

An interspecific cross between Merlot noir and Kozma 20-3 (also the same parents of Merlot khorus) obtained in 2002 by Simone Diego Castellarin and Guido Cipriani at the Institute of Applied Genomics in Udine, Italy. Merlot khantus is particularly resistant to mildew and tolerant to powdery mildew. Known in Italy ... almost unknown in France and not registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties.

News about Domaine de Port Jean and wines from the region

Château Latour owner Artémis invests in Champagne Jacquesson

Artémis Domaines has taken a minority stake in the capital of Jacquesson in Champagne, the groups said in a statement this week. Financial details weren’t disclosed. The partnership marks a new departure for Artémis, owned by the Pinault family. Alongside Château Latour, the group’s portfolio already includes Eisele Vineyard estate in Napa Valley, Clos de Tart in Burgundy and Château-Grillet in the Rhône. Maison Jacquesson traces its history back to 1798 and has been owned by the Chiquet family ...

Remembering Clive Coates MW, an authority on Burgundy and Bordeaux

The world of fine wine was saddened this weekend at the news of the passing of the widely loved wine authority Clive Coates MW. Few, if any, Masters of Wine exhibited the spontaneous generosity and amiable disposition that Clive Coates displayed throughout his long and illustrious career. His generosity with his time was remarkable given the breadth of his activities. Personally, I will always be grateful for his encouragement while I was preparing for the MW exam and again when publishing my fi ...

Leading wine families award business prize to Europe’s oldest luthier

At a lunch in Brussels, the 2021 PFV ‘Family is Sustainability’ prize was presented to Jan Strick and his son Matthijs of Maison Bernard, who triumphed over more than 100 applicants from around the world to win the €100,000 (£84,000) award. ‘Selection was difficult,’ said Matthieu Perrin, president of the PFV, ‘but ultimately the jury felt that Maison Bernard is a brilliant example of exquisite handicraft and the maintenance of an ancient artisanal tradition in family hands, exactly as we fight ...

The word of the wine: Acidity

When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.