Winery Petit BarbarasSelection Côtes du Rhône Villages
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 beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages from the Winery Petit Barbaras
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages of Winery Petit Barbaras in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages
Pairings that work perfectly with Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages
Original food and wine pairings with Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages
The Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages of Winery Petit Barbaras matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), lamb and coconut curry, african style or prime rib with chervil butter.
Details and technical informations about Winery Petit Barbaras's Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages.
Discover the grape variety: Len de l'el
This variety is most certainly from the Tarn region, more precisely from Gaillac, and is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. It is not found in any other French wine-growing region and is virtually unknown abroad.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Selection Côtes du Rhône Villages from Winery Petit Barbaras are 2011, 2013, 2009, 2008 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Petit Barbaras
The Winery Petit Barbaras is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Richaud or the Domaine Rotem & Mounir Saouma produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages often reveals types of flavors of cherry, anise or orange blossom and sometimes also flavors of almonds, lemon or apricot.
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: Rootstock
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
