Winery La Rocalière - Initial R

Winery La RocalièreInitial R

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Initial R of Winery La Rocalière is a red wine from the region of Rhône méridional 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 Initial R from the Winery La Rocalière

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Initial R of Winery La Rocalière in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Winery La Rocalière's Initial R.

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

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

Last vintages of this wine

Initial R - 2015
In the top 100 of of Rhône méridional wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Initial R - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rhône méridional wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Initial R from Winery La Rocalière are 2015, 2014

Informations about the Winery La Rocalière

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery La Rocalière is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 85000 of of France wines
In the top 6000 of of Rhône méridional wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

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.


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: Harsh

Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.

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