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.
Discovering the wine region of Ventoux
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.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Ventoux
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 empanadas de carne (argentina), lamb colombo or cassoulet.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Ventoux
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.
