The Winery Le Braconnier of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Le Braconnier - Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 1215 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Le Braconnier is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Braconnier wines

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

The top pink wines of Winery Le Braconnier

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Le Braconnier

How Winery Le Braconnier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, tuna and cream cheese pie or my chef's pot.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Le Braconnier.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

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.

The top red wines of Winery Le Braconnier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Braconnier

How Winery Le Braconnier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or rabbit with basquaise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Braconnier

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Braconnier. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, jam or pepper. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Braconnier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Braconnier

  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Braconnier.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Le Braconnier

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Le Braconnier.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Le Braconnier and wines from the region

Walls: Tavel and its unexpected revolution

When asked which is the most exciting appellation in the Rhône, there’s one that currently springs to mind before all others: Tavel. I have to be honest with you: I don’t buy much rosé. So, given that Tavel is, according to The Oxford Companion to Wine, ‘one of France’s few all-rosé appellations,’ my response might be unexpected. The Oxford Companion is technically correct, of course – the wines made here are paler than a typical red wine. But compared to other rosés, that’s where the comparison ...

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 ...

Château Latour owner Artémis invests in Champagne Jacquesson

Artémis Domaines has taken a minority stake in the capital of Jacquesson in Champagne, the groups said in a statement this week. Financial details weren’t disclosed. The partnership marks a new departure for Artémis, owned by the Pinault family. Alongside Château Latour, the group’s portfolio already includes Eisele Vineyard estate in Napa Valley, Clos de Tart in Burgundy and Château-Grillet in the Rhône. Maison Jacquesson traces its history back to 1798 and has been owned by the Chiquet family ...

The word of the wine: Complex

Said of a rich and concentrated wine offering a wide range of aromas and a tasty mouthfeel.