The Domaine du Colombier of Loire Valley

Domaine du Colombier
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2938 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine du Colombier is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Colombier wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine du Colombier

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

How Domaine du Colombier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, chicken drumstick with bacon or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Gamay

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 pink wines of Domaine du Colombier

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine du Colombier

How Domaine du Colombier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of scottish haggis, flammekueche (with laughing cow) or duck and peach brochettes.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine du Colombier

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine du Colombier.

  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top white wines of Domaine du Colombier

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

How Domaine du Colombier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rougail sausage, tuna lasagna or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine du Colombier

On the nose the white wine of Domaine du Colombier. often reveals types of flavors of earth, citrus fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of green apple. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine du Colombier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine du Colombier

  • 2015With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Melon de Bourgogne
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Melon
  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Finesse

Quality of a delicate and elegant wine.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine du Colombier

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine du Colombier

How Domaine du Colombier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of lasagne with two salmons, mussels with cream supers or vegetarian lentil burger.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine du Colombier.

  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top sweet wines of Domaine du Colombier

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine du Colombier

How Domaine du Colombier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine du Colombier.

  • Melon de Bourgogne

The word of the wine: Alcohol content

The alcohol content of wine expressed as a percentage of the volume of alcohol contained in the wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Colombier

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 Colombier.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon Gris