The Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles of Alsace

Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles - Alsace Grand Cru 'Kaefferkopf'
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 950 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles wines

Looking for the best Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles 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 La Grange de l'Oncle Charles wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

How Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of basque chicken with chorizo, parillade of fish and seafood or lobster tail armorican style.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

On the nose the white wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles. often reveals types of flavors of oil, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, apricot or orange. In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

  • 2016With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles.

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Auxerrois

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

Almost all the wines produced in this region fall under one of these three appellations. Alsace Grand Cru wines are produced from one of the 51 privileged vineyards spread along the Length of the region. Alsace is the only French wine region to produce significant quantities of Riesling and Gewurztraminer. These two grape varieties are more commonly associated with German wines and are reminiscent of Alsace's history.

The top sparkling wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

How Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles.

  • Auxerrois

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top red wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

How Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, rabbit with prunes or chicken curry and onions.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)

Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.

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Discover the grape variety: Chasselas

Chasselas rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape used to make wine. However, it can also be found eating on our tables! This variety of vine is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Chasselas rosé can be found in several vineyards: Alsace, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery La Grange de l'Oncle Charles and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Alsace Riesling must be ‘dry’, says wine body proposal

Starting with the 2021 vintage, non-late harvest Alsace Riesling must be ‘dry’, as defined by EU regulations, according to a proposed decree agreed by a two-thirds majority of the Alsace Winegrowers’ Association (AVA). Winemakers backed the plan at a vote in Colmar last week, although it requires approval from France’s appellation body, INAO. The move comes in addition to the introduction of a standardised way of communicating sweetness levels on Alsace AOC still wines. As per EU rul ...

France expects bigger 2022 wine harvest but drought is a concern

France’s 2022 wine harvest is likely to be between 42.6 million and 45.6m hectolitres, up by 13% to 21% on the frost-hit 2021 vintage and more in-line with the country’s five-year average. One hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres. Yet drought could impact on yields in the coming weeks, adding extra uncertainty in several regions, said the French agriculture ministry’s Agreste statistics unit. Expected vintage quality isn’t covered by the preliminary outlook. It added the 2022 growing season is ...

The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)

Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.

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