Winery Olivier DumaineLa Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge from the Winery Olivier Dumaine
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge of Winery Olivier Dumaine in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge of Winery Olivier Dumaine in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or leather.
Food and wine pairings with La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
The La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge of Winery Olivier Dumaine matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, osso bucco of lamb or mymy's golden apples (squash).
Details and technical informations about Winery Olivier Dumaine's La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon
Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Croix du Verre Crozes-Hermitage Rouge from Winery Olivier Dumaine are 2014, 2011, 2010, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Olivier Dumaine
The Winery Olivier Dumaine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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.
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