The La Grande Cave of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon

La Grande Cave
The winery offers 78 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The La Grande Cave is one of the world's great estates. It offers 78 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top La Grande Cave wines

Looking for the best La Grande Cave wines in Languedoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent La Grande Cave 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 La Grande Cave wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of La Grande Cave

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of La Grande Cave

How La Grande Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, pljeskavica (balkan hamburger) or chicken waterzooi à la gantoise.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of La Grande Cave.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top white wines of La Grande Cave

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of La Grande Cave

How La Grande Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of vegetable planter, codfish aioli or monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of La Grande Cave

On the nose the white wine of La Grande Cave. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of La Grande Cave

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of La Grande Cave.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Aligoté

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.

The top pink wines of La Grande Cave

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of La Grande Cave

How La Grande Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of home-made coq au vin, congolese pondu or sea sauerkraut with white wine.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of La Grande Cave.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.

The top natural sweet wines of La Grande Cave

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of La Grande Cave

How La Grande Cave wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of La Grande Cave.

  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the La Grande Cave

Planning a wine route in the of Languedoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to La Grande Cave.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about La Grande Cave and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vergisson

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vergisson, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.