The Domaine du Collier of Loire Valley

Domaine du Collier - La Charpentrie Saumur Blanc
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 55 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine du Collier is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Collier wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine du Collier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine du Collier

How Domaine du Collier 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, quiche without pastry or moroccan kefta balls.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine du Collier

On the nose the white wine of Domaine du Collier. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, lime or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine du Collier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine du Collier

  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • 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 red wines of Domaine du Collier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine du Collier

How Domaine du Collier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of southern beef meatballs, spaghetti squash with cream and bacon or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Collier

On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Collier. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, pepper or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine du Collier

  • 2015With an average score of 4.43/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Collier

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 du Collier.

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.

News about Domaine du Collier and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Demi-sec

Champagne with between 33 and 50 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).