The Domaine de Carmignan of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley

Domaine de Carmignan - Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Lavau.
It is ranked in the top 59 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine de Carmignan is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Carmignan wines

Looking for the best Domaine de Carmignan wines in Côtes-du-Rhône among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Carmignan 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 Carmignan wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine de Carmignan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Carmignan

How Domaine de Carmignan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, salmon steaks with soy sauce or ravioles from champsaur.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de Carmignan

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine de Carmignan. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de Carmignan

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine de Carmignan.

  • Clairette
  • Viognier
  • Roussanne

Discovering the wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.

In the mouth of Côtes-du-Rhône is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 1765 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes-du-Rhône, producing 4241 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes-du-Rhône go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

The top red wines of Domaine de Carmignan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Carmignan

How Domaine de Carmignan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, lamb in spicy sauce or venison leg marinated in white wine and grand marnier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Carmignan

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Carmignan. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of jam, leather or raspberry. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Carmignan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Carmignan

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine de Carmignan.

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

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 Domaine de Carmignan

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes-du-Rhône? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Carmignan.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

News about Domaine de Carmignan and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Walls: top northern Rhône reds under £30

In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...

Gigondas to produce white wines

At a national committee meeting held on Thursday 8th September, members of the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) voted unanimously to ratify the change to the appellation guidelines to allow white wines into AP Gigondas. A working group of growers and négociants has been pursuing the amendment for 11 years. The amendment states that white Gigondas must contain a minimum 70% Clairette. Other permitted varieties include Bourboulenc, Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blan ...

The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).