The Domaine Roche of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Roche
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 739 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Roche is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Roche wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine Roche

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Roche

How Domaine Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Roche

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Roche. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or bramble and sometimes also flavors of cedar, licorice or smoke. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Roche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Roche

  • 2018With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Roche.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Merlot

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 white wines of Domaine Roche

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Roche

How Domaine Roche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croque-monsieur, salmon pave en papillotte or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Roche.

  • Chardonnay
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Roche

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 Domaine Roche.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

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.

News about Domaine Roche and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.