The Domaine Viret of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Viret
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 146 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Domaine Viret is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Viret wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine Viret

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Viret

How Domaine Viret wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef in white wine, rack of lamb with herbs or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Viret

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Viret. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, minerality or pepper and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, strawberries or plum. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Viret. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Viret

  • 2000With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.08/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault
  • Pinot Noir

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 Viret

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Viret

How Domaine Viret wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of tuna and mozzarella pie, blanquette of the sea or pork colombo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Viret

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Viret. often reveals types of flavors of apples, orange or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or pear. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Viret. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Viret

  • 2016With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Roussanne
  • Clairette
  • Marsanne
  • Viognier
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Grenache Blanc

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 Viret

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Domaine Viret

How Domaine Viret wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Tasting

Sensory analysis of the wine according to a precise procedure and steps, using an appropriate vocabulary.

The top pink wines of Domaine Viret

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Viret

How Domaine Viret wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of mussels with marinara, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or summer tuna quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Viret.

  • Counoise
  • Caladoc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Mourvedre

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.

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Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

News about Domaine Viret and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The word of the wine: Tasting

Sensory analysis of the wine according to a precise procedure and steps, using an appropriate vocabulary.

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