The Domaine La Barrière of Tavel of Rhone Valley

Domaine La Barrière - Cuvée Sans Pareil Côtes-du-Rhône
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 pot au feu (grandma's style), pan-fried lamb heart or saddle of hare jura style.

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 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 beef tongue with vegetables, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

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.

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.

News about Domaine La Barrière and wines from the region

Walls: Tavel and its unexpected revolution

When asked which is the most exciting appellation in the Rhône, there’s one that currently springs to mind before all others: Tavel. I have to be honest with you: I don’t buy much rosé. So, given that Tavel is, according to The Oxford Companion to Wine, ‘one of France’s few all-rosé appellations,’ my response might be unexpected. The Oxford Companion is technically correct, of course – the wines made here are paler than a typical red wine. But compared to other rosés, that’s where the comparison ...

Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

Walls: Domaine Alain Voge’s evolution in 10 wines

Some Cornas estates, like Domaine Clape, feel as ancient and unchanging as the granite hills themselves. Others, like Domaine Alain Voge, go through periods of flux. When this is due to vineyards being ripped out, bought or sold, then the whole profile of an estate can be altered. That’s not the case at Voge. Instead, it’s due to the coming and going of people and the unavoidable change that entails. I visited Lionel Fraisse, the current managing director at Domaine Alain Voge, to taste a select ...

The word of the wine: Wine vinegar

Product of acetic fermentation of wine.