The Winery Francois Bracoud of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley

Winery Francois Bracoud - Côte Châtillon Condrieu
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 413 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône septentrional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Francois Bracoud is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône septentrional.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Rhône septentrional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Francois Bracoud wines

Looking for the best Winery Francois Bracoud wines in Rhône septentrional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Francois Bracoud 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 Francois Bracoud wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Francois Bracoud

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Francois Bracoud

How Winery Francois Bracoud 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 savoyard pizza (cream base), salmon pavés en papillote or stuffed eggplant bonifacian style.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Francois Bracoud

On the nose the white wine of Winery Francois Bracoud. often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or nectarine.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Francois Bracoud

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Francois Bracoud.

  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Rhône septentrional

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 Winery Francois Bracoud

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Francois Bracoud

How Winery Francois Bracoud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or rabbit socks in gibelotte.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Francois Bracoud

On the nose the red wine of Winery Francois Bracoud. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Francois Bracoud. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Francois Bracoud

  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Francois Bracoud.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Prunelard

Prunelard noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Tarn). 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 bunches, and grapes of medium size. The Prunelard noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Francois Bracoud

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône septentrional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Francois Bracoud.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Francois Bracoud and wines from the region

Decanter World Wine Awards winners available at Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer is no stranger to achieving top scores at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), and to celebrate its results the leading retailer has selected its favourite award-winning wines from this year’s awards, for customers to purchase exclusively on marksandspencer.com. Customers can choose from a carefully selected mix of six delicious winter-warming reds; an irresistible mix of crisp, refreshing, complex white wines from the Old and New World; a mix of both red and white wi ...

Walls: top northern Rhône whites under £30

Find Matt Walls’ 22 top-value northern Rhône whites below, and look out for his top 52 northern Rhône reds under £30 which will be published on 11th October. The northern Rhône produces just 5% of the total volume made in the broader Rhône Valley growing area. As demand for these wines increases, it’s not surprising to see prices ticking up. But it’s still possible to find some excellent wines retailing under £30 a bottle in the UK. Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for 22 great val ...

Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine La Ferme St-Martin, Beaumes de Venise

Onwards, upwards. The roads get narrower, the corners get tighter. I step out of the car when I finally reach the winery and the air is so much fresher here. I go to take a sip from my water bottle and a gust of wind makes it whistle. I stand with Thomas Jullien and we look over the vineyards. It’s not yet spring, and the vines look little more than sticks. ‘It’s a lunar landscape at the moment,’ he says, as a friend’s flock of 300 sheep has just passed through to graze on every scrap of green b ...

The word of the wine: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.