Winery Gabriel MeffreVentoux L'Empyrée
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Ventoux L'Empyrée from the Winery Gabriel Meffre
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Ventoux L'Empyrée of Winery Gabriel Meffre in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Ventoux L'Empyrée
Pairings that work perfectly with Ventoux L'Empyrée
Original food and wine pairings with Ventoux L'Empyrée
The Ventoux L'Empyrée of Winery Gabriel Meffre matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, sauté of lamb or duck pot au feu.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gabriel Meffre's Ventoux L'Empyrée.
Discover the grape variety: Ondenc
Ondenc is a white grape variety from the southwest of France, particularly present in the vineyards of Bergerac, Duras, Montravel and Gaillac, and is very sensitive to disease, but vigorous and fertile. Pruned short, this variety resists very well to the autan wind. ondenc gives dry or sweet white wines of a beautiful finesse. To gain in complexity, alcohol content and aromatic expression, it is often blended with other white grape varieties. When distilled, it is also the source of high quality perfumed eaux de vie. It is often used in the composition of AOC Côtes-de-Bergerac, Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Gaillac, etc. Ondenc accounts for less than 10 hectares in France, but is very present in Australia.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Ventoux L'Empyrée from Winery Gabriel Meffre are 2012, 2011
Informations about the Winery Gabriel Meffre
The Winery Gabriel Meffre is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 168 wines for sale in the of Ventoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ventoux
The wine region of Ventoux is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Saint Jean du Barroux or the Château Unang produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ventoux are Mourvèdre, Clairette and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ventoux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, gooseberry or anise and sometimes also flavors of eucalyptus, tropical or pineapple.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Decanting
A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
