The Winery Olivier & Lafont is one of the best wineries to follow in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Olivier & Lafont wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Olivier & Lafont 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 Olivier & Lafont wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Olivier & Lafont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or peppers with lentil stuffing.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Olivier & Lafont. often reveals types of flavors of butter, licorice or melon and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Olivier & Lafont. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.
In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.
How Winery Olivier & Lafont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander, veal saltimbocca or roast chicken and potatoes.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Olivier & Lafont. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, tobacco or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Olivier & Lafont. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Winery Olivier & Lafont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, mussels with curry or quiche without eggs.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Olivier & Lafont. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Olivier & Lafont. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.
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Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.
