Winery Jean Lafitte - Domaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône

Winery Jean LafitteDomaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Domaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône of Winery Jean Lafitte is a red wine from the region of Côtes-du-Rhône 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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Domaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône from the Winery Jean Lafitte

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Domaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône of Winery Jean Lafitte in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery Jean Lafitte's Domaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gaglioppo

A very old grape variety cultivated in southern Italy (Sicily, Calabria, etc.), the Greeks and Romans already knew it. It is related to sangiovese and mantonico bianco. According to Pierre Galet, Magliocco is identical to Galioppo.

Last vintages of this wine

Domaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône - 2012
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Domaine le Genesté Côtes du Rhône from Winery Jean Lafitte are 2012

Informations about the Winery Jean Lafitte

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Jean Lafitte is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 300000 of of France wines
In the top 55000 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.


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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The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

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