Domaine La Fourmente Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan'
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' from the Domaine La Fourmente
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In the mouth the Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' of Domaine La Fourmente in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' of Domaine La Fourmente in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan'
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan'
Original food and wine pairings with Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan'
The Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' of Domaine La Fourmente matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of american fillet (belgian-style beef tartar), caramelized lamb mice or candied gizzards.
Details and technical informations about Domaine La Fourmente's Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan'.
Discover the grape variety: Kerner
Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' from Domaine La Fourmente are 2009, 2011
Informations about the Domaine La Fourmente
The Domaine La Fourmente is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan'
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Florane or the Domaine La Florane produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan' often reveals types of flavors of cherry, raspberry or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or strawberries.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
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