The Domaine La Fourmente of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine La Fourmente
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 3616 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine La Fourmente is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine La Fourmente wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine La Fourmente

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

How Domaine La Fourmente wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), rack of lamb in a salt crust or saddle of venison with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine La Fourmente

On the nose the red wine of Domaine La Fourmente. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine La Fourmente. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine La Fourmente

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan

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.

The top white wines of Domaine La Fourmente

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

How Domaine La Fourmente 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 tartiflette, salmon with sorrel or 3 men pizza with ravioli.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine La Fourmente

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine La Fourmente. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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

  • Viognier

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.

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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.

News about Domaine La Fourmente and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘Drinking cheap wine need not be a cheap experience’

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Big push on Rhône Valley whites underway

President of Inter Rhône Philippe Pellaton put forward the body’s ambitious commercial strategy from now until 2035 at the Maison des Vins on 8th December. The Rhône Valley continues to make considerably more red wine than white and rosé, but Pellaton explained that reweighting the split of different colours will be one of their principal policies. Their intention is to increase production of white wines with a view to doubling shipments between now and 2031. ‘Historically, Rhône Valley Vineyard ...

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The word of the wine: Legs

Synonymous with tears.