Winery Gilles RobinCrozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie

Red wine of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhone Valley of France

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie of Winery Gilles Robin is a red wine from the region of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie of the Winery Gilles Robin is in the top 80 of wines of Crozes-Hermitage.

Taste structure of the Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie from the Winery Gilles Robin

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie of Winery Gilles Robin in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie

Pairings that work perfectly with Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie

Original food and wine pairings with Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie

Lamb

The Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie of Winery Gilles Robin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, irish stew or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gilles Robin's Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie.

Winery

Winery Gilles Robin

Winemaker

Gilles Robin

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie - 2016

In the top 80 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines

Average rating: 3.9

The best vintages of Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Leonie from Winery Gilles Robin are 2016

Informations about the Winery Gilles Robin

The winery offers 13 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Crozes-Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley

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In the top 60000 of of France wines

In the top 80 of of Crozes-Hermitage wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

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The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage

The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Combier or the Domaine M. Chapoutier produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crozes-Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

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.

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