Winery Amouriers - Les Genestes Vacqueyras

Winery AmouriersLes Genestes Vacqueyras

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Genestes Vacqueyras of Winery Amouriers is a red wine from the region of Vacqueyras of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Les Genestes Vacqueyras from the Winery Amouriers

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Genestes Vacqueyras of Winery Amouriers in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Les Genestes Vacqueyras of Winery Amouriers in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Amouriers's Les Genestes Vacqueyras.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Phoenix

Interspecific cross between the white bacchus and the white Villard obtained in 1964 by Gerhardt Erich Alleweldt (1927/2005) at the Geilweilerhof Station in Siebeldingen, Germany. It should be noted that the sirius and the staufer were also born from these same parents. Phoenix is little known even in France, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of varieties of table grapes on the A2 list.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Genestes Vacqueyras - 2017
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Genestes Vacqueyras - 2016
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Genestes Vacqueyras - 2015
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Les Genestes Vacqueyras - 2014
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Genestes Vacqueyras - 2013
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Les Genestes Vacqueyras - 2012
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Genestes Vacqueyras - 2011
In the top 100 of of Vacqueyras wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Les Genestes Vacqueyras from Winery Amouriers are 2006, 2016, 2017, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Amouriers

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Vacqueyras in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Amouriers is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 2000 of of Vacqueyras wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 70000 wines of the world

The wine region of Vacqueyras

The wine region of Vacqueyras is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seigneur de Lauris or the Clos de Caveau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vacqueyras are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vacqueyras often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black olive, grass or thyme.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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The word of the wine: Generous

Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).

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