The Winery Monge Granon of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Monge Granon - Châtillon en Diois Aligoté
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2123 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Monge Granon is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Monge Granon wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Monge Granon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Monge Granon

How Winery Monge Granon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit stew the old fashioned way, baked mackerel or ham and comté quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Monge Granon

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The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Monge Granon

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Monge Granon.

  • Clairette
  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté

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 Monge Granon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Monge Granon

How Winery Monge Granon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of picadillo, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or veal shank with mushrooms.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Monge Granon.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Monge Granon

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Monge Granon

How Winery Monge Granon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or shellfish such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, gaufress and light or mussels with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Monge Granon

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Monge Granon. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Monge Granon. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Monge Granon

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Monge Granon.

  • Clairette
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Aligoté

The word of the wine: Bacchus

Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Monge Granon

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 Monge Granon.

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

News about Winery Monge Granon and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Walls: Gigondas 2013 and 2014 – time to drink up?

I clearly remember the summer of 2014 in the Rhône. We were there on holiday, staying not far from the hill of Hermitage. It rained incessantly, I got tonsillitis and we had to rush our two-year-old son to hospital with a severed thumb. It wasn’t the best holiday we’ve ever had. That wet summer of 2014 also made an indelible impression on the wines. The 2013 vintage wasn’t without its challenges either – it was certainly unlucky for some. Positioned between the excellent 2012 and 2015, the 2013s ...

Decanter bookmarks: Things to read, watch and listen to for wine lovers

Looking for inspiration? Here are the best things to read, watch and listen to for wine lovers. We’ve picked out some of the best wine-related books, TV shows and podcasts for your enjoyment! Wine books: Malbec Mon Amour – Laura Catena and Alejandro Vigil Written by fourth-generation vintner Dr Laura Catena and winemaker Alejandro Vigil, this illustrated coffee-table book is a love song to the Malbec grape in Argentina. Combining history and storytelling with viticultural notes – including ...

The word of the wine: Bacchus

Roman god of the vine and wine, often evoked to qualify everything that concerns the world of wine, and in particular its consumption. His name gave the adjective "bachique" which suggests the idea of celebration and conviviality.