The Winery Le Clos des Grillons of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Le Clos des Grillons - 1901 Deux Mille Douze
The winery offers 26 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 407 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Le Clos des Grillons is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 26 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Clos des Grillons wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

How Winery Le Clos des Grillons wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of mutton stew with potatoes and garlic, pancakes or pan-fried black pudding with apples.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Clos des Grillons. often reveals types of flavors of oak, green apple or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Picpoul Blanc
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc
  • Ugni blanc

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 Clos des Grillons

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

How Winery Le Clos des Grillons wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food such as recipes of roasted fillet of beef with parsley, truffade (auvergne - cantal - 15) or red mullet fillets in saffron sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Clos des Grillons. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Clos des Grillons. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

  • 2019With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.79/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsaut

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

How Winery Le Clos des Grillons wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of salty crumble with courgettes, goat cheese and bacon, irish tartiflette or fish shells.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Le Clos des Grillons. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons

  • 2019With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Le Clos des Grillons.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Le Clos des Grillons

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 Clos des Grillons.

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.

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The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.