📜 Tavel
The only Rhône appellation that makes only rosé wines.
Tavel is the only appellation of the Rhône in France where only rosé wines are made. It lies in the Southern Rhône, on the right bank of the river, not far from Avignon. The name is protected as a PDO.
The main grape is Grenache, with Cinsault and other grapes of the region added. Tavel rosés are noticeably darker and fuller than many other rosés. The colour is rich, from strawberry to almost light red, and the taste is more structured. Such wines go well with dishes for which a light red would usually be chosen.
The soils are pebbly, sandy and limestone. The pebbles warm up in the day and give off heat at night, which helps the berries ripen. Tavel belongs to French wine and to rosé as a separate style. It is valued for its particular character: a rosé for food, not just for a hot day. It is served chilled but not too cold.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Tavel ← main grape of ← 🍇 Grenache → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Flute bottle (Hock)
- Where it is
- 📍 Southern Rhône
- Related to
- 🍷 Guigal Tavel, 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Grenache, 🍇 Cinsaut
- Wines
- 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
What is special about Tavel?
It is an appellation that makes only rosé wines.
Which grapes are used?
Mainly Grenache and Cinsault, plus other grapes of the region.
How is Tavel rosé different from others?
It is darker and fuller, with more pronounced structure.
What to read next
- 🍷 Guigal Tavel — Guigal Tavel: rosé wine by Guigal from the southern Rhône; Tavel.
- 🍇 Cinsaut — A red grape from France and one parent of Pinotage; 20,800 ha in France (2009), known in South Africa as Hermitage.
- 🍷 Flute bottle (Hock) — A tall, narrow bottle for white wines from the Rhine and Alsace.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
Similar
📜 Ventoux · 📜 Lirac · 📜 Luberon · 📜 Côtes du Vivarais · 📜 Grignan-les-Adhémar · 📜 Côtes du Rhône Villages
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