The Winery Union des Grands Crus of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Union des Grands Crus - Gigondas
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 7272 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Union des Grands Crus is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Union des Grands Crus wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Union des Grands Crus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Union des Grands Crus

How Winery Union des Grands Crus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, moroccan lamb shoulder or wild boar stew.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Union des Grands Crus

  • 2009With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Union des Grands Crus.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Union des Grands Crus

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 Winery Union des Grands Crus.

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. 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. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Union des Grands Crus and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Vaccaresis

Black grape variety, one of the 13 of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which can be used in a blend in this appellation and other neighbouring AOCs (Côtes-du-Rhône, Gigondas...). It produces a floral, elegant and fresh wine, which balances the warmth of the Grenache. It is rare.