The Winery Viranel of Languedoc-Roussillon

Winery Viranel - Arômes Sauvages
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 639 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Viranel is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Viranel wines

Looking for the best Winery Viranel wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Viranel 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 Viranel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Viranel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Viranel

How Winery Viranel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef goulash, chinese noodles with shrimp or veal escalope with marsala.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Viranel

On the nose the red wine of Winery Viranel. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or floral and sometimes also flavors of perfume, pepper or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Viranel. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Viranel

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Viranel.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mourvedre
  • Alicante Bouschet

Discovering the wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.

The top sweet wines of Winery Viranel

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Viranel

How Winery Viranel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Viranel

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Viranel. often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, raisin or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or spices.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Viranel.

  • Alicante Bouschet

Discover the grape variety: Vermentino

The vermentino grape variety was widespread in Italy, Sardinia and Corsica. Today, Vermentino is grown in the regions bordering the Mediterranean, mainly in Provence (Côtes de Provence, Bellet), Corsica (Corse Calvi), Languedoc (Côtes du Roussillon, Costières de Nîmes) and the Rhône Valley (Côtes du Luberon). Because it ripens late, Vermentino requires a warm climate for its development and can only be grown in regions with good sun exposure. Conversely, cold or temperate climates do not allow it to ripen properly. Vermentino is only susceptible to powdery mildew. When vinified on its own, Vermentino produces a single-variety dry white wine that is light and full-bodied with a pale yellow color. It can also be blended with other grape varieties such as Ugni Blanc, Cinsault and Grenache, in which case its low acidity makes it light and fresh. Vermentino belongs to the grape varieties of Ajaccio, Corsica and Corbières. The aromas released by this variety are multiple. One can detect notes of fresh apple, green almond, sweet spices, hawthorn, ripe pear and fresh pineapple.

The top white wines of Winery Viranel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Viranel

How Winery Viranel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of makroud, quiche without pastry or turkey osso bucco.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Viranel

On the nose the white wine of Winery Viranel. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, pear or nectarine and sometimes also flavors of floral, spices or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Viranel. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Viranel

  • 2017With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Viranel.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Bourboulenc
  • Viognier
  • Vermentino

The word of the wine: Olfaction

Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.

The top pink wines of Winery Viranel

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Viranel

How Winery Viranel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of lasagna bolognese, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or aperitif puff pastries with vire andouille sausage.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Viranel

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Viranel. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, raspberry or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Viranel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Viranel

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Viranel.

  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

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Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

News about Winery Viranel and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Olfaction

Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.