The Winery YLB of Hérault of Vin de Pays

Winery YLB - Apollo 93
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 193 of the estates of Vin de Pays.
It is located in Hérault in the region of Vin de Pays

The Winery YLB is one of the best wineries to follow in Hérault.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Hérault to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery YLB wines

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

The top red wines of Winery YLB

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery YLB

How Winery YLB wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, chinese chicken soup or milanese escalope (italy).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery YLB

In the mouth the red wine of Winery YLB. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery YLB

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Hérault

The wine region of Hérault is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Grange des Pères or the Domaine La Grange des Pères produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hérault are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hérault often reveals types of flavors of minerality, yellow apple or passion fruit and sometimes also flavors of nutty, anise or stone fruit.

In the mouth of Hérault is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 374 estates and châteaux in the of Hérault, producing 879 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hérault go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery YLB

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery YLB

How Winery YLB wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle, quiche lorraine or chicken in sauce.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery YLB

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

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.

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Planning a wine route in the of Hérault? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery YLB.

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 YLB and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

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The word of the wine: Shiraz

See syrah.