Top 100 wines of Ventoux
Discover the top 100 best wines of Ventoux of Rhône méridional as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Ventoux and the best vintages to taste in this region.
High-altitude, cool southern Rhône (below the 1,912 m Giant of Provence): signature reds from Grenache and Syrah — round and supple with notes of cherry, raspberry, garrigue, pepper and a truffle touch with age, melted tannins, natural freshness and easy drinking (vs the sun-baked plains wines). Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvèdre as support. Lively, crunchy rosés (raspberry, flowers). Ample whites of Clairette, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Vermentino.
AOC (1973), 5,700 ha on limestone and clay.
Vibrant and fruity rosés with a pale salmon colour, a tender palate and fresh acidity, on aromas of strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, candy and spring flowers. Light and thirst-quenching finish. Star of Rosé d'Anjou AOC (a pleasing off-dry rosé) and backbone of Loire and Touraine rosés. Occasionally vinified as light reds and sparkling rosés. Native Loire grape from Anjou and Touraine, once the most widely planted variety in Anjou before Cabernet Franc.
wines from the region of Ventoux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of flemish beer stew, lamb with coconut milk or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.
On the nose in the region of Ventoux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, tobacco or vanilla. In the mouth in the region of Ventoux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.