Domaine Lafage - Ambré Hors d'Age

Domaine LafageAmbré Hors d'Age

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Ambré Hors d'Age of Domaine Lafage is a sweet wine from the region of Rivesaltes of Languedoc-Roussillon.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with oak taste

toffee, caramel

Wine with earth taste

honey

Wine with spices taste

fennel

On the nose the Ambré Hors d'Age of Domaine Lafage in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of citrus, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.

Details and technical informations about Domaine Lafage's Ambré Hors d'Age.

Winemaker
Fernando van Zeller Guedes
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gros vert

Gros vert blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used to make wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! The Gros vert blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Ambré Hors d'Age - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rivesaltes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Ambré Hors d'Age - 2016
In the top 100 of of Rivesaltes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Ambré Hors d'Age - 2015
In the top 100 of of Rivesaltes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Ambré Hors d'Age - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rivesaltes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Ambré Hors d'Age - 2013
In the top 100 of of Rivesaltes wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Ambré Hors d'Age - 2012
In the top 100 of of Rivesaltes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Ambré Hors d'Age from Domaine Lafage are 2017, 2014, 2013, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Domaine Lafage

The winery offers 76 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Domaine Lafage.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rivesaltes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Domaine Lafage is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 83 wines for sale in the of Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 5000 of of France wines
In the top 250 of of Rivesaltes wines
In the top 700 of sweet wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rivesaltes

Rivesaltes is an appellation for the historic Sweet wines of eastern Roussillon, in the DeepSouth of France. The natural sweet wines produced in this region have been revered since at least the 14th century. The technique used to make them is one of many techniques used for sweet wines. Unlike botrytized wines or ice wines, natural sweet wines are made by Mutage, a process that involves stopping the Fermentation of the must while a high level of natural sweetness remains.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The word of the wine: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.

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