Cave de TainCulture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage from the Cave de Tain
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage of Cave de Tain in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage
Pairings that work perfectly with Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage
Original food and wine pairings with Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage
The Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage of Cave de Tain matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fashion, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or cassoulet with duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Tain's Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage.
Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon
Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Culture & Terroirs Sélection Plaine Crozes Hermitage from Cave de Tain are 2016
Informations about the Cave de Tain
The Cave de Tain is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 219 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage
The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Combier or the Domaine M. Chapoutier produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crozes-Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Body (having)
Wine, dense and rich in alcohol.
