The Domaine de la Cantharide of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine de la Cantharide
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 7368 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine de la Cantharide is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de la Cantharide wines

Looking for the best Domaine de la Cantharide 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 Cantharide 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 Cantharide wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine de la Cantharide

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de la Cantharide

How Domaine de la Cantharide wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of greek moussaka, lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de la Cantharide

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de la Cantharide. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

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 la Cantharide

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de la Cantharide

How Domaine de la Cantharide 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 pork cheeks confit in cider, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or fondue with comté cheese.

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

  • Marsanne
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

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Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. 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. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.