Winery Tardieu-LaurentCrozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes
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).
The Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes of the Winery Tardieu-Laurent is in the top 30 of wines of Crozes-Hermitage.
Taste structure of the Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes from the Winery Tardieu-Laurent
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes of Winery Tardieu-Laurent 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 Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes of Winery Tardieu-Laurent in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes
Pairings that work perfectly with Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes
Original food and wine pairings with Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes
The Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes of Winery Tardieu-Laurent matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or pheasant casserole with cabbage.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tardieu-Laurent's Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes.
Discover the grape variety: Grand Noir de la Calmette
Very deeply coloured reds with a profound purple robe, moderate tannins and an ample palate, with simple aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant) and inky notes. A teinturier profile with red flesh. Formerly planted massively in the Midi to reinforce blend colour, now marginal, still grown in the Languedoc, Spain and South America. A French teinturier black grape bred in 1855 by Henri Bouschet (aramon × petit bouschet).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Crozes-Hermitage Vieilles Vignes from Winery Tardieu-Laurent are 2006, 2007, 2018, 2003 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Tardieu-Laurent
The Winery Tardieu-Laurent is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 71 wines for sale in the of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage
Largest cru of the northern Rhône around Tain: signature Syrah as the exclusive king red - fruity and accessible with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, raspberry, violet, black pepper and a black-olive touch, supple tannins, more approachable than Hermitage. Marsanne and Roussanne in ample whites (peach, apricot, honey, white flowers, almond). AOC (1937), ~1,700 ha over 11 communes (Drôme), granite on northern slopes, pebble-loess on the plain, ageing 3-8 years.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Dried
Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.
