The Domaine Olivier Hillaire of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Olivier Hillaire is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Olivier Hillaire wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Olivier Hillaire 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 Olivier Hillaire wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Olivier Hillaire 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 pork roll with tomato sauce, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or avocado, tomato and sheep's tomato salad.
Pinnacle of great southern Rhône reds, up to 13 blended grapes: signature Grenache as king — powerful and structured with notes of black cherry, kirsch, garrigue, leather, tar and sweet spices, firm tannins when young and gamey complexity with ageing. Deep Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault complete it. Rare full whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Roussanne) with almond, anise, honeysuckle notes. Legendary AOC (1936), rolled pebbles, mistral and sun.
How Domaine Olivier Hillaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb stew, sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or turkey escalope with cream and shallots.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine Olivier Hillaire. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Olivier Hillaire. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
How Domaine Olivier Hillaire wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of baked lasagna, moroccan veal tagine from hanane or shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon).
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Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.