The Domaine de Boissan of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine de Boissan
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Domaine de Boissan.
It is ranked in the top 612 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 Boissan is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Boissan wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de Boissan

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

How Domaine de Boissan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Boissan

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Boissan. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, thyme or dried flowers. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Boissan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Boissan

  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.76/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Merlot

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 white wines of Domaine de Boissan

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

How Domaine de Boissan 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 summer orecchiette, tuna and mayonnaise onigiri or chicken and curry lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de Boissan

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de Boissan. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak.

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

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Viognier

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Boissan

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 Domaine de Boissan.

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 Boissan and wines from the region

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Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

Guigal has acquired Château d’Aqueria for an undisclosed fee in a deal that adds to a sense of fresh dynamism in the historic vineyards of Tavel, a rosé-only appellation that lies on the west bank of the Rhône river in southern France. Marcel Guigal, son of Guigal domaine founder Etienne, said, ‘Our family is delighted to join the Tavel appellation and to participate in the promotion of this great gastronomic rosé.’ Château d’Aqueria. Photo credit: Courtesy of E. Guigal. The purchase puts ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine La Ferme St-Martin, Beaumes de Venise

Onwards, upwards. The roads get narrower, the corners get tighter. I step out of the car when I finally reach the winery and the air is so much fresher here. I go to take a sip from my water bottle and a gust of wind makes it whistle. I stand with Thomas Jullien and we look over the vineyards. It’s not yet spring, and the vines look little more than sticks. ‘It’s a lunar landscape at the moment,’ he says, as a friend’s flock of 300 sheep has just passed through to graze on every scrap of green b ...

The word of the wine: Frank

Said of a wine that is open and delivers itself immediately, and whose clarity excludes any defect.

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