The Cave du Luberon of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Cave du Luberon
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 4039 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Cave du Luberon is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave du Luberon wines

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

The top white wines of Cave du Luberon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave du Luberon

How Cave du Luberon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or pork such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, italian stuffed chicken or rabbit with prunes.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave du Luberon.

  • Grenache
  • Vermentino
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc
  • Ugni blanc

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 pink wines of Cave du Luberon

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Cave du Luberon

How Cave du Luberon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, merguez with lentils or express chicken skewers with spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Cave du Luberon

  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.28/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Cave du Luberon.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan
  • Clairette
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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 red wines of Cave du Luberon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave du Luberon

How Cave du Luberon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, lamb kleftiko (greek) or garantita or karantita (algerian recipe).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave du Luberon

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave du Luberon

  • 2016With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave du Luberon.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Sparkling

Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache Blanc