The Winery Alain Grignon of Pays d'Oc

Winery Alain Grignon
The winery offers 41 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 38 of the estates of Pays d'Oc.
It is located in Pays d'Oc

The Winery Alain Grignon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alain Grignon wines

Looking for the best Winery Alain Grignon wines in Pays d'Oc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alain Grignon 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 Alain Grignon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alain Grignon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alain Grignon

How Winery Alain Grignon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, lasagna with courgettes and fresh goat cheese or paupiettes of veal.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alain Grignon

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alain Grignon. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cheese or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, iron or bramble. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alain Grignon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alain Grignon

  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alain Grignon.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Pays d'Oc

Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.

Five separate departments fall under the PGI (Hérault, Aude, Gard, Pyrénées-Orientales and six communes in southern Lozère), which is delimited by administrative rather than geographical boundaries. The name therefore covers a wide variety of terrain, from the mountain ranges of the southern Massif Central to the coastal plains of the Camargue crossed by rivers. Vineyards jostle for position in the Garrigue landscape. The Pays d'Oc has a MediterraneanClimate with hot, Dry summers and mild winters.

The top white wines of Winery Alain Grignon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Alain Grignon

How Winery Alain Grignon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta with auvergne blue cheese, cream and tuna quiche or ham and cheese omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Alain Grignon

On the nose the white wine of Winery Alain Grignon. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, peach or butter and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Alain Grignon. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Alain Grignon

  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Alain Grignon.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Colombard
  • Gros Manseng
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

The top pink wines of Winery Alain Grignon

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Alain Grignon

How Winery Alain Grignon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fideuà (paella with pasta and fish), zucchini quiche or snowman in pudding.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Alain Grignon

In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Alain Grignon. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Alain Grignon

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Alain Grignon.

  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Fade in

Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alain Grignon

Planning a wine route in the of Pays d'Oc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alain Grignon.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Alain Grignon and wines from the region

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Fade in

Said of a wine whose different elements are perceived in the mouth in a pleasant and harmonious way.