The Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhone Valley

Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Yves Cheron.
It is ranked in the top 33 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Crozes-Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol wines

Looking for the best Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol wines in Crozes-Hermitage among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol 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 Les Hauts de Mercurol wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol

How Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast, rack of lamb with herbs or forest rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol

On the nose the red wine of Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, pepper or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Les Hauts de Mercurol.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Crozes-Hermitage

The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Combier or the Domaine M. Chapoutier produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crozes-Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

On the nose of Crozes-Hermitage often reveals types of flavors of cream, salt or charcoal and sometimes also flavors of mulberry, pencil shavings or cured meat. In the mouth of Crozes-Hermitage is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 296 estates and châteaux in the of Crozes-Hermitage, producing 663 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Crozes-Hermitage go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Nuragus

A very old variety grown in Italy, where it still plays an important role, particularly in Sardinia. - Synonyms: meragus, abbondosa, bruscu biancu, axina, garnaccia, granazza, burdu, malvasia di tura (for all the synonyms of the varieties). - Description: medium to large bunches, conical, voluminous, compact, short strong stems, often with a lignified part; medium-sized, spherical or slightly elongated berries, greenish-yellow to golden-yellow skin, sometimes amber with a pink tinge when fully ripe, soft pulp with a simple taste. - Production potential: late budding. Quite vigorous and very productive, suitable for almost all types of soil. Hardy, it resists well to the various cryptogamic diseases. Maturity: 3rd period average. - Wine type/Aromas: gives a heady wine of yellow straw color with sometimes golden reflections, provided in the majority of the cases with a good acidity.

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