The Domaine des Griffes of Corsica

Domaine des Griffes
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 391 of the estates of Corsica.
It is located in Corsica

The Domaine des Griffes is one of the best wineries to follow in Corse.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Corsica to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine des Griffes wines

Looking for the best Domaine des Griffes wines in Corsica among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine des Griffes 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 des Griffes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine des Griffes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine des Griffes

How Domaine des Griffes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit socks in gibelotte, paella for dummies (simple and delicious) or chicken curry with coconut milk and cashew nuts.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine des Griffes

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine des Griffes.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, located between the southeast coast of Provence and the west coast of Tuscany. Although it is closer to Italy, Corsica has been under French rule since 1769 and is one of the 26 regions of France. The island's Italian origins are evident in its wines, which are mainly made from the classic Italian Grapes Vermentino and Sangiovese (known here as Rolle and Nielluccio respectively). Despite its remoteness, Corsican winemakers have amassed an impressive and diverse portfolio of grape varieties - there are very few places on earth where Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Barbarossa grow side by side.

More than 40 of them, mostly of Spanish, Italian and French origin, are allowed to be used in quality wines. Despite this wonderful diversity, most of them are only used in IGP wines; only a small handful of varieties are used in Corsican AOC wines (see French wine labels). Just as Corsica's Italian history is evident in the local wines, so is the French connection. The classic grape varieties of southern France are all present here to some extent; Grenache is a main ingredient in many Corsican red wines, and Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut and Carignan all play a supporting role.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine des Griffes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine des Griffes

How Domaine des Griffes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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.

The top red wines of Domaine des Griffes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine des Griffes

How Domaine des Griffes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, couscous merguez or genuine chicken tagine olive and lemon confit tagine with argan oil.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine des Griffes

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine des Griffes.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Cupbearer

Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.

The top pink wines of Domaine des Griffes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine des Griffes

How Domaine des Griffes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine des Griffes

Planning a wine route in the of Corsica? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine des Griffes.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Domaine des Griffes and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

The word of the wine: Cupbearer

Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.

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