The Domaine Lafon is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Lafon wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Lafon 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 Lafon wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Lafon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of baked lasagna, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or ham and cheese cake.
In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Lafon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Domaine Lafon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, tuna flan with leek coulis or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
How Domaine Lafon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of vegetable flan, grandma's cherry clafoutis or 3 cheese quiche.
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
How Domaine Lafon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks, zakouski: russian appetizer or fish fillets in papillotes.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Domaine Lafon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of leek, bacon and beaufort pie, apple pie or italian melon salad.
A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.
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Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
