The Domaine de la Tête Noire of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine de la Tête Noire
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1264 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Domaine de la Tête Noire is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Tête Noire wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de la Tête Noire

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Tête Noire

How Domaine de la Tête Noire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Tête Noire

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de la Tête Noire. often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de la Tête Noire. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de la Tête Noire

  • 2016With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.55/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de la Tête Noire.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

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 Domaine de la Tête Noire

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de la Tête Noire

How Domaine de la Tête Noire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of reblochon tartiflette, tuna sandwich or fish and shrimp curry.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine de la Tête Noire.

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

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.

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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.

News about Domaine de la Tête Noire and wines from the region

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 5-minute clip, the speakers discuss organic wines and the movement towards more environmentally friendly practices. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

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-Prissé, 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/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

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