The Domaine de la Croix Melier of Loire Valley

Domaine de la Croix Melier
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 7983 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley
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The Domaine de la Croix Melier is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Croix Melier wines

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

The top sweet wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine de la Croix Melier

How Domaine de la Croix Melier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of croque monsieur with 4 cheeses, the coughing cat's apple crumble or veal grenadins with pears and roquefort sauce.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier.

  • 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 white wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de la Croix Melier

How Domaine de la Croix Melier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach, nanie's diced ham quiche or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de la Croix Melier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier.

  • Chenin Blanc

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 red wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Croix Melier

How Domaine de la Croix Melier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of royal couscous, nanie's diced ham quiche or savoury cake base and various fillings.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay
  • Côt

The word of the wine: Warm

A wine rich in alcohol whose power is expressed by an alcoholic nose and a burning sensation in the mouth.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine de la Croix Melier

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine de la Croix Melier

How Domaine de la Croix Melier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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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Discover the grape variety: Côt

Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.

News about Domaine de la Croix Melier and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Warm

A wine rich in alcohol whose power is expressed by an alcoholic nose and a burning sensation in the mouth.

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