The Domaine Lafon of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Lafon
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 5116 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

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.

Top Domaine Lafon wines

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.

The top red wines of Domaine Lafon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Lafon

How Domaine Lafon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), lamb mouse confit in wine or stuffed artichoke.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Lafon

In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Lafon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Lafon

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot

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 Lafon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Lafon

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 savoyard pizza (cream base), toasted bagel with smoked salmon or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Lafon.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sparkling wines of Domaine Lafon

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Lafon

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 beet greens and black sesame seeds pie, the coughing cat's apple crumble or mussels with roquefort cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Domaine Lafon.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gros Manseng

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

The top pink wines of Domaine Lafon

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Lafon

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 soupions à la provençale, cream of asparagus soup in verrines or cioppino (fricassee of the sea with tomatoes).

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

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.

The top sweet wines of Domaine Lafon

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Lafon

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 asparagus with ham au gratin, rice with milk or minced meat ravioli with italian cheese emulsion.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine Lafon.

  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)

Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Lafon

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 Lafon.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

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.