The Domaine du Gourget of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine du Gourget - Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Rochegude'
The winery offers 8 different wines
3.6
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 4296 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine du Gourget is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Gourget wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine du Gourget

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine du Gourget

How Domaine du Gourget wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple, express couscous in a pressure cooker or paella valenciana (without seafood).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Gourget

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine du Gourget. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine du Gourget

  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine du Gourget.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Gourget

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 du Gourget.

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 du Gourget and wines from the region

Walls: Vacqueyras 2015 vs 2016 – how are they drinking now?

When most winemakers retire, their most important legacy is the wines they made, tucked away in cellars around the world. But Serge Férigoule of Domaine le Sang des Cailloux leaves more than just his superlative red and white Vacqueyras. Diary of a winemaker Every day of his working life, Serge took notes of climatic observations from his vineyards, filling stacks of notebooks. They will provide an invaluable insight into a changing climate for generations to come. Scroll down to see Matt Walls& ...

Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it

Colin Hay, a professor of political economy with a special interest in the Place de Bordeaux, considers the different ways of approaching en primeur purchasing, ahead of this year’s 2021 campaign. Buying en primeur wines is a rather strange and, arguably, arcane system of buying and selling in which the consumer purchases the wine typically in the early summer following the vintage even though it will not be bottled and delivered for a further 12-18 months. It is, in effect, a futures mark ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine Richaud, Cairanne

Whenever I visit Domaine Richaud, just outside the village of Cairanne, the winemaking team remind me of friends I made at free parties in the 1990s in fields and disused warehouses. I’m not talking dreadlocks and dogs on strings, but there’s always an anarchic frisson in the air. You get the impression they know how to enjoy themselves. Perhaps it’s to be expected, given the radical furrow Marcel Richaud has ploughed. He’s approaching 70 now, but still thrums with pent-up energy, his ice-blue e ...

The word of the wine: Metis (grape variety)

A grape variety resulting from the crossing of two varieties of the same species. For example, pinotage (a South African grape variety) is the result of crossing pinot noir and cinsault.