The Maison Darragon of Touraine of Loire Valley

Maison Darragon - Cuvée Antique Vouvray
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 338 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Maison Darragon is one of the best wineries to follow in Touraine.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Maison Darragon wines

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

The top sparkling wines of Maison Darragon

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Maison Darragon

How Maison Darragon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or shellfish such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), autumn pumpkin pie or small cuttlefish a la plancha.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Maison Darragon

On the nose the sparkling wine of Maison Darragon. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Maison Darragon.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.

In the mouth of Touraine is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 638 estates and châteaux in the of Touraine, producing 1688 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Touraine go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top white wines of Maison Darragon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Maison Darragon

How Maison Darragon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp and chorizo risotto, cod crumble with coconut milk or the coughing cat's apple crumble.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Maison Darragon

On the nose the white wine of Maison Darragon. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Maison Darragon. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Maison Darragon

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Maison Darragon.

  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Maison Darragon

Planning a wine route in the of Touraine? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Maison Darragon.

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 Maison Darragon and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Pulp

Fleshy and juicy part of the grape berry, it contains sugars, organic acids and various nitrogenous and mineral compounds.