The wine region of Grignan-les-Adhémar is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Grangeneuve or the Château Bizard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grignan-les-Adhémar are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grignan-les-Adhémar often reveals types of flavors of earth, almonds or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or green almond.
In the mouth of Grignan-les-Adhémar is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 92 estates and châteaux in the of Grignan-les-Adhémar, producing 242 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Grignan-les-Adhémar go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
wines from the region of Grignan-les-Adhémar go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of leeks with ham and béchamel sauce, raw salmon marinade with vinegars or cuttlefish armorican style (morgate).
On the nose in the region of Grignan-les-Adhémar often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, raspberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of honey, earth or spices. In the mouth in the region of Grignan-les-Adhémar is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
