Cave de CairanneLes Hauts Ventabren Cairanne
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Les Hauts Ventabren Cairanne
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Hauts Ventabren Cairanne
Original food and wine pairings with Les Hauts Ventabren Cairanne
The Les Hauts Ventabren Cairanne of Cave de Cairanne matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or duck breast with apples.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Cairanne's Les Hauts Ventabren Cairanne.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Informations about the Cave de Cairanne
The Cave de Cairanne is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Cairanne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cairanne
Southern Rhône cru promoted in 2016 (Vaucluse): Grenache signature king red (≥50%) with Syrah and Mourvèdre — deep robe with notes of black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, garrigue, liquorice, spice and peppery touch, elegant tannic structure and long finish, 5-15 year ageing. Racy whites from Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Bourboulenc (white fruits, flowers, honey). AOC (2016), ~1,088 ha on 3 terroirs, mandatory hand harvest, Mediterranean climate.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Picpoul
See piquepoul.
