The Winery Agates is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Drôme to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Agates wines in Drôme among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Agates wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Agates wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Agates wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quiche with mixed vegetables, skate wings with capers or penne with chicken, mushrooms and comté.
Rhône departmental IGP (junction of the Rhône corridor and Alpine foothills, gravelly alluvials in the north, marls and limestone on slopes, clay and sand in the south, Mediterranean, Mistral): Syrah, Grenache, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Pinot Noir and Marselan as signature reds — full-bodied Grenache, lively and spicy Syrah, long ageing in blends. Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, Chardonnay and Clairette in floral fruity whites, 2,500-2,800 hours sun.
How Winery Agates wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, lamb tagine with dried apricots or prime rib with chervil butter.
Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.
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Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
