The Domaine de Nerleux is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine de Nerleux wines in Saumur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Nerleux 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 Nerleux wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine de Nerleux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or duck legs with honey and orange.
The wine region of Saumur is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Rougeard or the Domaine Guiberteau produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saumur are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saumur often reveals types of flavors of cream, graphite or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, clove or cranberry.
In the mouth of Saumur is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 354 estates and châteaux in the of Saumur, producing 926 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saumur go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry.
How Domaine de Nerleux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, rice with sausage meat and tomatoes or duck stew.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Nerleux. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Nerleux. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Domaine de Nerleux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fricadella, cod rougail or fideuà (paella with pasta and fish).
On the nose the sparkling wine of Domaine de Nerleux. often reveals types of flavors of apples, minerality or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Domaine de Nerleux. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Said of an astringent wine rich in tannins.
How Domaine de Nerleux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).
On the nose the white wine of Domaine de Nerleux. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, lemon zest or chalk. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de Nerleux. is a with a nice freshness.
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.
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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.
