The Domaine La Barrière of Tavel of Rhone Valley

Domaine La Barrière
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 70 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Tavel in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine La Barrière is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Tavel to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine La Barrière wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine La Barrière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine La Barrière

How Domaine La Barrière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef in white wine, lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce or duck with orange and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine La Barrière

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

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

  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Tavel

The wine region of Tavel is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine L'Anglore - Eric Pfifferling or the Domaine de la Mordoree produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tavel are Mourvèdre, Clairette and Bourboulenc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tavel often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or almonds and sometimes also flavors of mint, smoke or oaky.

In the mouth of Tavel is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 112 estates and châteaux in the of Tavel, producing 189 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Tavel go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

The top white wines of Domaine La Barrière

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine La Barrière

How Domaine La Barrière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, barbecued mackerel papillotes or lasagna of the sea with zucchini.

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

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The top pink wines of Domaine La Barrière

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine La Barrière

How Domaine La Barrière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, lamb garam massala or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine La Barrière.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Cooperative cellar

A collective production structure to which winegrowers belong in order to pool their grapes, transform them into wine and ensure its marketing.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine La Barrière

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.