The cellar

Top-rated Marsanne

Every wine

The highest-rated Marsanne bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

5.0 Rhone Valley Ermitage De l'Oree Blanc M. Chapoutier 5.0 Rhone Valley Hermitage Blanc Domaine Jean-Louis Chave 4.9 Rhone Valley Ermitage Ex-Voto Blanc E. Guigal 4.7 Valais Grain Ermitage President Troillet Marie-Thérèse Chappaz 4.6 Provence Clos Sainte Magdeleine Cassis Blanc Clos Sainte Magdeleine 4.6 Provence Domaine de Trevallon Blanc Domaine de Trevallon 4.6 Provence Domaine Hauvette Roucas Blanc Domaine Hauvette 4.5 Languedoc Bronzinelle Blanc Chateau Saint Martin de la Garrigue

Good value

Marsanne under €25

The best-rated Marsanne bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.5 Languedoc Bronzinelle Blanc Chateau Saint Martin de la Garrigue 4.4 Languedoc Les Pierres d'Argent Chateau de Lascaux 4.3 Languedoc Les Mûriers Mas Bruguiere

At the table

What to eat with Marsanne

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Marsanne, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Marsanne food pairing →

Region by region

Where Marsanne is made

5 regions, with their best Marsanne bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Marsanne

Every cheese
Saint-Marcellin Our pick On the advice of sommelier Sébastien Maucarré, the Saint-Marcellin consortium suggests Rhône whites such as Saint-Joseph. A Marsanne-Roussanne white has the weight to meet the soft style's dried-fruit, honey and cream notes. Saint-Joseph blanc, Rhone Valley: Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Oliviers · Saint-Joseph Les Granilites Blanc
Walliser Hobelkäse Our pick Hobelkäse matures for at least 12 months and is shaved thin as an aperitif or a dessert. The sugar of a sweet late-harvest or Grain Noble Valais white sets off its medium salt and sour note, and the firm, brittle paste stands up to the wine's weight. Sweet late-harvest and Grain Noble Valais whites, Valais: Gilliard Ermitage Surmature Soleil de Minuit
Banon Our pick Banon's creamy paste under a cream-yellow rind is tangy, with a woody leaf note. A Cassis blanc raised in steel, with citrus, almond and high acidity, cuts the richness. INAO suggests a white from the cheese's own hills. Cassis blanc, Provence: Clos Sainte Magdeleine Cassis Blanc · Domaine du Bagnol Cassis Blanc · Domaine de la Ferme Blanche Cassis Blanc
Pérail Our pick Pérail is milky and sweet, with a melting, creamy paste under a felted rind. A southern white blend fermented or raised wholly or partly in barrel has the roundness to match the paste, and a saline, mineral finish that keeps each bite fresh. Languedoc white blend raised in oak, Languedoc: Les Cocalieres Blanc · Madura Grand Vin Blanc · Bronzinelle Blanc
Saint-Félicien Our pick The accords-mets-vins.fr guide names Crozes-Hermitage blanc first in its answer on white wines for this creamy, slightly milky cheese. A dry Marsanne-Roussanne white raised in used barrels cuts the richness without the heavy oak or sharp acidity the guide warns against. Crozes-Hermitage blanc, Rhone Valley: Crozes-Hermitage Clos des Grives Blanc · Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
Tomme de Provence Our pick The sommelier quoted on French Wikipedia, Emmanuel Delmas, says goat's cheese suits a fresh, expressive white with long acidity. Cassis blanc has it: high acidity, citrus and almond against the tomme's walnut, spice and creamy paste. Cassis blanc, Provence: Clos Sainte Magdeleine Cassis Blanc · Domaine du Bagnol Cassis Blanc · Domaine de la Ferme Blanche Cassis Blanc

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