The Le Clos de Garaud of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Le Clos de Garaud
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 3701 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Le Clos de Garaud is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Le Clos de Garaud wines

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

The top red wines of Le Clos de Garaud

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Le Clos de Garaud

How Le Clos de Garaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, pasta with shrimp or 3 men pizza with ravioli.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Le Clos de Garaud

On the nose the red wine of Le Clos de Garaud. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or minerality and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Le Clos de Garaud. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Le Clos de Garaud

  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Le Clos de Garaud.

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • 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.

The top pink wines of Le Clos de Garaud

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Le Clos de Garaud

How Le Clos de Garaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of magic cake cheese quiche, chicken tagine with apricots and almonds or turkey leg with dijon sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Le Clos de Garaud

In the mouth the pink wine of Le Clos de Garaud. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Le Clos de Garaud.

  • Caladoc
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault

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.

The top white wines of Le Clos de Garaud

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Le Clos de Garaud

How Le Clos de Garaud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, niçoise salad or county soup.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Le Clos de Garaud.

  • Vermentino

The word of the wine: Reims Mountain

Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).

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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 Le Clos de Garaud.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.