The best wines of Bouches-du-Rhone

Discover the best wines of Bouches-du-Rhone of Vin de Pays as well as the best winemakers of Bouches-du-Rhone and estates of Bouches-du-Rhone to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Bouches-du-Rhone and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Bouches-du-Rhone by region

Looking for a good wine of Bouches-du-Rhone of Vin de Pays among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Bouches-du-Rhone. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Bouches-du-Rhone with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Bouches-du-Rhone

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

Red wines from the region of Bouches-du-Rhone go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, lamb shoulder confit or yassa chicken (senegal).

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

On the nose the red wine of the region of Bouches-du-Rhone. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or jam and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, pencil shavings or floral. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Bouches-du-Rhone. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

  • 1999With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.17/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Caladoc
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

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Discovering the wine region of Bouches-du-Rhone

The wine region of Bouches-du-Rhone is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Trévallon or the Château de Fontcreuse produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bouches-du-Rhone are Merlot, Caladoc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bouches-du-Rhone often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or minerality and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, leather or pepper.

In the mouth of Bouches-du-Rhone is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 69 estates and châteaux in the of Bouches-du-Rhone, producing 151 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bouches-du-Rhone go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

Great white wines of Bouches-du-Rhone

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

White wines from the region of Bouches-du-Rhone go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or pasta such as recipes of stuffed potatoes, armorican-style squid or cannelloni of meat.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

On the nose the white wine of the region of Bouches-du-Rhone. often reveals types of flavors of cream, butter or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Bouches-du-Rhone. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Marsanne
  • Vermentino
  • Ugni blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

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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.

Great sparkling wines of Bouches-du-Rhone

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

Sparkling wines from the region of Bouches-du-Rhone go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, couscous of meat and fish or chicken curry (like in reunion island).

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

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The word of the wine: Water stress

Lack of water. Water stress blocks the vegetative cycle of the vine, which uses all available resources to maintain the integrity of the plant, thus blocking the ripening process of the grapes.

Great pink wines of Bouches-du-Rhone

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

Pink wines from the region of Bouches-du-Rhone go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or tunisian pasta.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Bouches-du-Rhone. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, raspberry or earth.

The best vintages in pink wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

  • 2011With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Caladoc
  • Merlot
  • Cinsaut
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Bouches-du-Rhone

A wine route planned in the region of Bouches-du-Rhone? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Bouches-du-Rhone.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News from the vineyard of Bouches-du-Rhone

Plan for major English winery development in Kent blocked

Medway councillors in Kent have voted against plans to build the ‘Kentish Wine Vault’ English winery on ‘green belt’ land located in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), surrounding the small village of Cuxton. Plans for the major winery development were submitted by Vineyard Farms Ltd, sister group of MDCV UK Ltd, which is controlled by Mark Dixon, the billionaire British businessman resident of Monaco. Designed by leading architecture group Foster &am ...

Batailley 2021 release kick-starts Bordeaux en primeur

Château Batailley 2021 was released en primeur this week at around €26.5 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, level with the debut price of the 2020-vintage release. Batailley 2021 was being offered by international merchants at £330 per 12 bottles in bond, said Liv-ex, which described it as ‘one of the best value [Batailley] wines on the market today’. Some analysts and merchants suggested the Pauillac estate had set a relatively positive tone for the Bordeaux en primeur campaign over the next f ...

World wine production to fall in 2021 as extreme weather hits Europe

World wine production in 2021 is set to fall by 4% versus last year, to around 250 million hectolitres (mhl), equal to 25bn litres and close to the historic low witnessed in 2017, the International Organisation for Vine & Wine (OIV) has estimated. Its figures are preliminary, but they highlight the ‘severe impact’ of ‘adverse climatic conditions’ on the 2021 vintage in parts of Europe, said OIV director-general Paul Roca during a virtual press conference. Europe’s big ...

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