The Domaine Elodie Balme of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Elodie Balme
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 898 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Elodie Balme is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Elodie Balme wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine Elodie Balme

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Elodie Balme

How Domaine Elodie Balme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, giouvetsi (greek dish) or deer jig.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Elodie Balme

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Elodie Balme. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, pepper or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Elodie Balme. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Elodie Balme

  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Sunny, Mediterranean southern Rhône, kingdom of Grenache Noir. Fleshy, generous reds with signature notes of candied red and black fruits (cherry, plum), garrigue (thyme, rosemary), pepper and sweet spices, round tannins and an opulent palate. Blended with peppery Syrah, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Flagship crus: Châteauneuf-du-Pape on rolled pebbles (powerful, age-worthy), Gigondas, dense Vacqueyras, fleshy Tavel rosé, sweet muscat Beaumes-de-Venise.

123 communes, mistral climate.

The top pink wines of Domaine Elodie Balme

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Elodie Balme

How Domaine Elodie Balme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of wild boar bourguignon, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or squid rings with tomato.

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

  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

The top white wines of Domaine Elodie Balme

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Elodie Balme

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Elodie Balme

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Clairette

The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction

This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.

The top sweet wines of Domaine Elodie Balme

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Elodie Balme

How Domaine Elodie Balme wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia) or halibut with flambéed comté.

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

  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

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Discover the grape variety: Carignan

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.