The Domaine Rabasse-Charavin of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Rabasse-Charavin
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1354 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Rabasse-Charavin is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Rabasse-Charavin wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

How Domaine Rabasse-Charavin 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 magic cake cheese quiche, tuna gratin or farfalle à la montagnarde.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin.

  • Clairette
  • Roussanne
  • Bourboulenc

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 red wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

How Domaine Rabasse-Charavin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, rack of lamb with herbs or sarthe pot.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

  • 2003With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2001With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Counoise
  • Grenache Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

The top pink wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin

How Domaine Rabasse-Charavin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, lamb kleftiko (greek) or coconut chicken and curry.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Rabasse-Charavin.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Terroir

Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.

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Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.