Winery Olivier & Lafont - Côtes du Rhône Blanc

Winery Olivier & LafontCôtes du Rhône Blanc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Côtes du Rhône Blanc of Winery Olivier & Lafont is a white wine from the region of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Clairette and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Taste structure of the Côtes du Rhône Blanc from the Winery Olivier & Lafont

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Côtes du Rhône Blanc of Winery Olivier & Lafont in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

butter, oak

Wine with spices taste

licorice

On the nose the Côtes du Rhône Blanc of Winery Olivier & Lafont in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of butter, licorice or melon and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Olivier & Lafont's Côtes du Rhône Blanc.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Last vintages of this wine

Côtes du Rhône Blanc - 2018
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Côtes du Rhône Blanc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Côtes du Rhône Blanc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Côtes du Rhône Blanc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Côtes du Rhône Blanc from Winery Olivier & Lafont are 2015, 2018, 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Olivier & Lafont

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Olivier & Lafont is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 60000 of of France wines
In the top 800 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
In the top 60000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

The word of the wine: Flow

Action consisting of draining the wine from a vat of red wine (free-run wine), the marc then being pressed to obtain the press wine.

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