Top 100 wines of Hérault - Page 7
Discover the top 100 best wines of Hérault of Hérault as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Hérault and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Hérault
The wine region of Hérault is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange des Pères or the Domaine La Grange des Pères produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hérault are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hérault often reveals types of flavors of minerality, yellow apple or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of nutty, anise or stone fruit.
In the mouth of Hérault is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 374 estates and châteaux in the of Hérault, producing 879 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hérault go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.
Discover the grape variety: Marsanne
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Hérault
wines from the region of Hérault go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pulled pork (us pulled pork ), skate wings with black butter sauce or algerian couscous.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Hérault
On the nose in the region of Hérault often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, citrus fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of oaky, raspberry or ripe strawberries. In the mouth in the region of Hérault is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The best wines of Hérault in other styles
- The best wines natural sweet of Hérault in other styles
- The best wines other of Hérault in other styles
- The best wines pink of Hérault in other styles
- The best wines red of Hérault in other styles
- The best wines sparkling of Hérault in other styles
- The best wines sweet of Hérault in other styles
- The best wines white of Hérault in other styles