Winery Les LysLa Grande Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Grande Rouge of Winery Les Lys in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices.
Food and wine pairings with La Grande Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with La Grande Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with La Grande Rouge
The La Grande Rouge of Winery Les Lys matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of navarin of lamb, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or coconut chicken.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Lys's La Grande Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Varousset
Varousset noir is a grape variety that originated in . This variety is the result of a cross between the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The Varousset noir can be found cultivated in the following vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Grande Rouge from Winery Les Lys are 2013, 2011, 2012
Informations about the Winery Les Lys
The Winery Les Lys is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Cevennes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cevennes
The wine region of Cevennes is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Cave St Maurice or the Cave St Maurice produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cevennes are Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cevennes often reveals types of flavors of green apple, blackberry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, butter or vanilla.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Solera
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
