The Domaine de Val Frais of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine de Val Frais
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 334 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine de Val Frais is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Val Frais wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine de Val Frais

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Val Frais

How Domaine de Val Frais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, leg of lamb in a casserole or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Val Frais

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Val Frais. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine de Val Frais. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Val Frais

  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • 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.

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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 Val Frais and wines from the region

Lilian Bérillon: vine supplier to the stars

You don’t need a state-of-the-art winery to make wine. You don’t need rows of pristine oak barrels. One thing you do need to make good wine is good vines. Have you ever asked yourself where all these vines come from? How do they find their way into the ground? It used to be easy. In the past, winemakers simply took cuttings from their vineyards, propagated them, and planted them in the ground. But phylloxera put a stop to that. What was a simple process acquired layers of complexity: winemakers ...

Walls: Gigondas 2013 and 2014 – time to drink up?

I clearly remember the summer of 2014 in the Rhône. We were there on holiday, staying not far from the hill of Hermitage. It rained incessantly, I got tonsillitis and we had to rush our two-year-old son to hospital with a severed thumb. It wasn’t the best holiday we’ve ever had. That wet summer of 2014 also made an indelible impression on the wines. The 2013 vintage wasn’t without its challenges either – it was certainly unlucky for some. Positioned between the excellent 2012 and 2015, the 2013s ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)

Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.