The Cave de Lourmarin of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

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The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2618 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Cave de Lourmarin is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave de Lourmarin wines

Looking for the best Cave de Lourmarin wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave de Lourmarin 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 Cave de Lourmarin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Cave de Lourmarin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave de Lourmarin

How Cave de Lourmarin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the pink wines of Cave de Lourmarin

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top red wines of Cave de Lourmarin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave de Lourmarin

How Cave de Lourmarin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fresh sausage, tanjia (lamb shoulder confit) or aiguillettes of duck with paprika and pan-fried ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave de Lourmarin

In the mouth the red wine of Cave de Lourmarin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave de Lourmarin

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave de Lourmarin.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave de Lourmarin

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave de Lourmarin.

Discover the grape variety: Nuragus

A very old variety grown in Italy, where it still plays an important role, particularly in Sardinia. - Synonyms: meragus, abbondosa, bruscu biancu, axina, garnaccia, granazza, burdu, malvasia di tura (for all the synonyms of the varieties). - Description: medium to large bunches, conical, voluminous, compact, short strong stems, often with a lignified part; medium-sized, spherical or slightly elongated berries, greenish-yellow to golden-yellow skin, sometimes amber with a pink tinge when fully ripe, soft pulp with a simple taste. - Production potential: late budding. Quite vigorous and very productive, suitable for almost all types of soil. Hardy, it resists well to the various cryptogamic diseases. Maturity: 3rd period average. - Wine type/Aromas: gives a heady wine of yellow straw color with sometimes golden reflections, provided in the majority of the cases with a good acidity.

News about Cave de Lourmarin and wines from the region

Decanter’s Regional Editors pick out their top wines for Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

In the first part of this series, see the wines that the Decanter editorial team is most excited about tasting at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Amy Wislocki – Decanter Magazine Editor Cape Landing Blackwood Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River 2019 At the end of every year at Decanter, we organise a ‘Wines of the Year‘ tasting. We ask our key contributors and editorial staff to pick out the wines that most impressed them during the year just gon ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...

Walls: Get to know the 20 lieux-dits of Hermitage

Not so long ago, most Hermitage was a blend of different vineyards from across the hill. However, since the 1990s we’ve seen an increasing range of single-vineyard wines being made. Getting a handle on the most important sites will help guide you to a style you enjoy, and even if you prefer blended wines, becoming familiar with the individual Hermitage lieux-dits will enrich your drinking experience. Scroll down to see Matt Walls’ tasting notes and scores for seven wines from Hermitage lie ...

The word of the wine: Rough

A very astringent and somewhat coarse tannic wine.