The Winery Maxime Chomel of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhone Valley

Winery Maxime Chomel - Crozes-Hermitage
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 50 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Crozes-Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Maxime Chomel is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Maxime Chomel wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Maxime Chomel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Maxime Chomel

How Winery Maxime Chomel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of scottish haggis, lamb tagine with preserved lemons and onion compote with... or duck breast and roasted peaches.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Maxime Chomel

On the nose the red wine of Winery Maxime Chomel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Maxime Chomel. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Maxime Chomel

  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.35/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Maxime Chomel.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

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: 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.

News about Winery Maxime Chomel and wines from the region

Crozes-Hermitage 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Despite the very dry conditions, this feels like a more naturally balanced vintage than 2017, 2018 and 2019. Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for the top-scoring Crozes-Hermitage 2020 wines {"content":"PHA+VGhlIHdpbmVzIGFyZSBqdWljeSBhbmQgY29uY2VudHJhdGVkIHdpdGhvdXQgZmVlbGluZyBoZWF2eS48L3A+CjxwPjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9ImFkLWNvbnRhaW5lciBhZC1jb250YWluZXItLW1vYmlsZSI+PGRpdiBpZD0icG9zdC1pbmxpbmUtMSIgY2xhc3M9ImlwYy1hZHZlcnQiPjwvZGl2PjwvZGl2PjwvcD4KPHA+U29tZSBoYXZlIGEgZ3JlZW4gc3RyZWFrIGR ...

Rhône 2020: best-value wines

In his Rhône 2020 vintage report Matt Walls found fresh, vibrant and deliciously drinkable wines across the Northern and Southern appellations, with many wines being approachable now. Given that many wines won’t last as long as previous vintages such as 2016, 2017 and 2019, this could make the 2020s great value picks for immediate drinking. Scroll down to see Matt’s best-value Rhône 2020 tasting notes and scores Walls noted that this is the freshest vintage for whites since 2014, so lovers ...

Walls: top northern Rhône reds under £30

In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...

The word of the wine: Servadou iron

A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.