The Domaine Giraud of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Domaine Giraud - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 32 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Domaine Giraud is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Giraud wines

Looking for the best Domaine Giraud wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Giraud 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 Giraud wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Giraud

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Giraud

How Domaine Giraud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish), pork colombo or coconut chicken and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Giraud

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Giraud. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black raspberry or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Giraud. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Giraud

  • 2007With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.13/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Domaine Giraud

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Giraud

How Domaine Giraud 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 rabbit with prunes, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or cheese clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Giraud

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Giraud. often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, dark fruit or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, non oak or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Giraud. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Giraud

  • 2004With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Roussanne
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Giraud

Planning a wine route in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Giraud.

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Domaine Giraud and wines from the region

Brad Pitt launches skincare range using ingredients from Rhône Valley vineyard

Le Domaine Skincare features a serum, a cream, a fluid cream and a cleansing emulsion, all of which are vegan and suitable for all skin types. The products are made from organic matter that was previously discarded after the grapes had been pressed. Le Domaine Skincare’s packaging also includes recyclable glass bottles and jars, and reusable stoppers made of oak cut from the scraps of the vineyard’s wine barrels. ‘It is about imitating nature’s organic cycles, its original beauty,’ said Pitt, wh ...

Walls: Domaine de la Janasse, Vieilles Vignes 2011-2000 vertical

Some Châteauneufs are more reliable than others. When I visit the region to taste the new vintage every year, Domaine de la Janasse’s cuvée Vieilles Vignes regularly features among the best. It’s a particularly dense and concentrated wine when young, and it always strikes me that, even for Châteauneuf, it’s a wine that needs extended ageing to show its best. I was keen to acquire a more complete understanding of how this cuvée develops, so I visited brother-and-sister team Isabelle and Christoph ...

Christie’s 2021 DWWA charity wine auction sets new record

A total of £72,600 was raised from 79 lots at the sixteenth DWWA wine auction hosted by Christie’s on 2 December – beating a record set in 2018. This total excludes Christie’s buyer’s premium. All proceeds will be added to funds raised by Decanter throughout the DWWA this year. Charities supported include The Drinks Trust, WaterAid, Cancer Research UK, Change Please, Decanter Apprenticeships and more. Over the past 12 months, Decanter has donated in excess of £100,000 to these charities. T ...

The word of the wine: Véraison

A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.

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