The Winery Jean Lepetit of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Jean Lepetit - Grande Reserve La Garde du Pape Côtes-du-Rhône
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1095 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Jean Lepetit is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean Lepetit wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Jean Lepetit

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean Lepetit

How Winery Jean Lepetit wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jean Lepetit

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean Lepetit. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, pepper or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jean Lepetit. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean Lepetit

  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean Lepetit.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Jean Lepetit and wines from the region

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 ...

Walls: Vacqueyras 2015 vs 2016 – how are they drinking now?

When most winemakers retire, their most important legacy is the wines they made, tucked away in cellars around the world. But Serge Férigoule of Domaine le Sang des Cailloux leaves more than just his superlative red and white Vacqueyras. Diary of a winemaker Every day of his working life, Serge took notes of climatic observations from his vineyards, filling stacks of notebooks. They will provide an invaluable insight into a changing climate for generations to come. Scroll down to see Matt Walls& ...

Walls: Counoise spreads its wings

It’s easy to forget that the southern Rhône’s four most prevalent red varieties aren’t indigenous. Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre all appear to originate from Spain; Syrah made its way down the river from the northern Rhône. Of the long tail of other grapes, most have their roots closer to home. Plantings have dwindled in recent years, but today local varieties are experiencing renewed interest. One that’s finding a lot of fans – both in the Rhône and further afield – is Counoise. Scroll down ...

The word of the wine: Table wine

A category of wine with no geographical indication on the label, often resulting from blends between wines from different vineyards in France or the EU. These wines are now called "wines without geographical indication" (and "French wines" if they come from the national territory).