The Domaine La Mereuille of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine La Mereuille - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 551 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine La Mereuille is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine La Mereuille wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine La Mereuille

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

How Domaine La Mereuille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs) or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine La Mereuille

On the nose the red wine of Domaine La Mereuille. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, pepper or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine La Mereuille. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine La Mereuille

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Grenache Gris

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 Mereuille

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

How Domaine La Mereuille 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 turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, salmon steaks with lemon and shallot sauce or magic wrap with steak and cheese.

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.

The top pink wines of Domaine La Mereuille

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

How Domaine La Mereuille wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of coquillettes with ham, skate wing with shallots or garlic shrimp.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine La Mereuille

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

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.

News about Domaine La Mereuille and wines from the region

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Christie’s 2021 DWWA charity wine auction sets new record

A total of £72,600 was raised from 79 lots at the sixteenth DWWA wine auction hosted by Christie’s on 2 December – beating a record set in 2018. This total excludes Christie’s buyer’s premium. All proceeds will be added to funds raised by Decanter throughout the DWWA this year. Charities supported include The Drinks Trust, WaterAid, Cancer Research UK, Change Please, Decanter Apprenticeships and more. Over the past 12 months, Decanter has donated in excess of £100,000 to these charities. T ...

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

The word of the wine: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.