The Domaine Garrabou of Limoux of Languedoc-Roussillon

Domaine Garrabou - Fontvieille Chardonnay Limoux
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 129 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Limoux in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Domaine Garrabou is one of the best wineries to follow in Limoux.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Limoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Garrabou wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Garrabou

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Garrabou

How Domaine Garrabou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagna calabrese, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Garrabou

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Garrabou. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, toasty or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Garrabou. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Garrabou

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Limoux

Limoux is a relatively New appellation (created in 2003) in the eastern Part of the Aude region of Southern France, which applies to both red and white wines. The vineyards extend around the town that gave it its name, in the foothills of the Pyrenees east of the Languedoc-Roussillon/corbieres">Corbières and south of Carcassonne. Historically, this region is best known for its Sparkling wines, which are produced and sold under the appellations of Blanquette de Limoux and Crémant de Limoux. The vineyards here are higher and cooler than those of any other appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon, and also further away from the moderating temperature influences of the Mediterranean.

This leads Limoux and its surroundings to produce a style of wine quite different from other appellations. This includes neighbours such as the Corbières. In Limoux Rouge, red wines are made primarily from Merlot (at least 50% of any AOC Limoux blend), supplemented by a wide range of other French red varieties. The blend must include three grape varieties, with the two most important accounting for no more than 90% of the total.

The top red wines of Domaine Garrabou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Garrabou

How Domaine Garrabou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or veal blanquette burger.

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

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Garrabou

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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