The Domaine Descroix of Beaujolais

Domaine Descroix
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 3328 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Beaujolais

The Domaine Descroix is one of the best wineries to follow in Beaujolais.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Beaujolais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Descroix wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine Descroix

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Descroix

How Domaine Descroix wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of express seafood spaghetti, simple veal sauté or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Descroix

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Descroix. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of banana, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Descroix

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Beaujolais

Beaujolais is an important wine region in eastern France, famous for its vibrant, Fruity red wines made from Gamay. It is located immediately South of Burgundy, of which it is sometimes considered a Part, although it is in the administrative region of Rhône. The extensive plantings of Gamay in this region make Beaujolais one of the few regions in the world that is so concentrated on a single Grape variety. Pinot Noir is used in small quantities in red and rosé wines, but in the name of regional identity, it is being phased out and will only be allowed until the 2015 harvest.

Although best known for its red wines, the region also produces white Beaujolais Blanc, from Chardonnay and Aligote. These two white wine varieties are also sometimes used in local red wines, in which they can make up to 15% of the Final blend. There are several forms of Beaujolais red wine: standard Beaujolais (including Beaujolais Supérieur), Beaujolais Villages and the Young, characterful Beaujolais Nouveau. The highest quality wines of the region are those of the ten Beaujolais crus - ten wine regions Long recognized as the best in the region.

The top white wines of Domaine Descroix

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Descroix

How Domaine Descroix wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork cheeks confit in cider, baeckeoffe with fish or nanie's diced ham quiche.

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Irsay Oliver

Obtained in Hungary in 1930 by Pal Kocsis by crossing the pozsonyi fehér (pressburger or white presburg) and the pearl of Csaba. This double-ended variety is found in Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, the Slovak Republic (small Carpathians), the Czech Republic (Moravia), etc. It is virtually unknown in France.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Descroix

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

Discover the grape variety: Blütenmuskateller

An interspecific cross, obtained in Russia in 1947, between Severnyj - a relative of Vitis amurensis - and Muscat à petits grains blancs, which is also said to have Muscat fleur d'oranger and Muscat d'Alexandrie. Note that it is resistant to mildew and powdery mildew, and that its wine, often produced as a sweet sparkling wine, is of the muscat type, though less pronounced than that obtained from the usual muscat grape varieties. Unknown in France, it can be found in Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Russia, Hungary, Ukraine and Australia.

News about Domaine Descroix and wines from the region

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Muscaté

Wine reminiscent of the characteristic aromas of fresh muscat grapes.