The Winery Saint-Raphaël of Côtes du Vivarais of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Saint-Raphaël is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Côtes du Vivarais to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Saint-Raphaël wines in Côtes du Vivarais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Saint-Raphaël 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 Winery Saint-Raphaël wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Saint-Raphaël wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or my mother's rabbit.
The wine region of Côtes du Vivarais is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gallety or the Domaine Gallety produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes du Vivarais are Mourvèdre, Marsanne and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes du Vivarais often reveals types of flavors of oak, earth or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or spices.
In the mouth of Côtes du Vivarais is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 28 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes du Vivarais, producing 68 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes du Vivarais go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Planning a wine route in the of Côtes du Vivarais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Saint-Raphaël.
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
You don’t need a state-of-the-art winery to make wine. You don’t need rows of pristine oak barrels. One thing you do need to make good wine is good vines. Have you ever asked yourself where all these vines come from? How do they find their way into the ground? It used to be easy. In the past, winemakers simply took cuttings from their vineyards, propagated them, and planted them in the ground. But phylloxera put a stop to that. What was a simple process acquired layers of complexity: winemakers ...
How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...
Not so long ago, most Hermitage was a blend of different vineyards from across the hill. However, since the 1990s we’ve seen an increasing range of single-vineyard wines being made. Getting a handle on the most important sites will help guide you to a style you enjoy, and even if you prefer blended wines, becoming familiar with the individual Hermitage lieux-dits will enrich your drinking experience. Scroll down to see Matt Walls’ tasting notes and scores for seven wines from Hermitage lie ...
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.