Domaine La FourmenteLes 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
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
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 tournedos rossini, shoulder of lamb in a crust or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.
Details and technical informations about Domaine La Fourmente's Les Vieux Grenache des Garrigues Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Visan'.
Discover the grape variety: Mara
Intraspecific cross between gamay noir and reichensteiner obtained in 1970 by André Jacquinet at the Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil research station (Switzerland). From these same parents he also obtained the gamaret and the garanoir. It should not be confused with the Romanian direct producer hybrid, also black, resulting from an interspecific cross between 12 303 Seyve-Villard and ozana. Mara is mainly cultivated in Switzerland and is virtually unknown in France.
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 9 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.
The word of the wine: Fendant
See chasselas.
