The Domaine du Pelican of Loire Valley

Domaine du Pelican - Anjou
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 148 of the estates of Loire Valley.
It is located in Loire Valley

The Domaine du Pelican is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée de la Loire.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Loire Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Pelican wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine du Pelican

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

How Domaine du Pelican wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal escalope with lemon sauce, pork roll with tomato sauce or rabbit italian style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Pelican

On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Pelican. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, blood orange or leather.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine du Pelican

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5

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

  • Trousseau
  • Pinot Noir
  • Poulsard

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 du Pelican

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

How Domaine du Pelican wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, risotto with mushrooms and bacon or cannelloni of meat.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine du Pelican

On the nose the white wine of Domaine du Pelican. often reveals types of flavors of cream, white pepper or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine du Pelican. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine du Pelican

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.95/5

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

  • Savagnin
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Domaine du Pelican

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

How Domaine du Pelican wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), stuffed peppers or rabbit good woman.

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

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Pinot meunier

Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Pelican

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 Pelican.

Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.

News about Domaine du Pelican and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Pinot meunier

Cultivated in the 19th century in all the northern vineyards, this black grape variety has largely regressed since. Very present in the Marne valley, it constitutes a third of the vineyards in Champagne, alongside pinot noir and chardonnay with which it is often blended. It brings roundness and red and yellow fruit aromas to champagnes. Pinot meunier is also the dominant grape variety in red and rosé wines in the Orleans AOC and the rare Touraine-Noble-Joué, a grey wine. Syn.: meunier.