La Croix du Verre

La Croix du Verre

5 traverse Chautin, 26600 Larnage

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Domaine de la Croix du Verre is located in the Drôme, in the Crozes-Hermitage appellation area, in the village of Larnage.

Owners Maryline and Olivier welcome guests to a characterful 17th-century house built from Rhône river stones. Founded in 1987, this family wine estate offers the perfect setting to discover Crozes-Hermitage wines and enjoy a peaceful stay in the vineyards.

The estate’s name comes from a small cross located at a crossroads among the vines. According to local legend, winegrowers would leave a glass and a bottle of wine there to refresh passing pilgrims.

Stay at La Croix du Verre

Hermitage tasting weekend

Rhone Valley

4.9/5 (43 reviews)

Stay at a winemaker house

Hermitage country + Cité du Chocolat + Food & wine pairing lunch

3 days / 2 nights from €330 pp

Travellers' review - La Croix du Verre

  • To be recommended

    Great stay. Charming welcome at the Croix du Verre estate and lovely large room. Tour of the estate and superb wine tasting. Very nice tasting at Domaine de la Ville Rouge. Very pleasant restaurants. Highly recommended meal at the Michelin-starred restaurant in Valence. A dream three days, two nights.

    Christian L.

  • Excellent stay

    A very warm welcome to the Croix du Verre estate. We enjoyed talking to Olivier and Maryline. They talk about their vineyards and wines with passion. The room was very quiet and clean, and the breakfast copious and varied, with a tasting of the house apricot juice. We really enjoyed the visit (and the wines) of the Domaine de la croix du Verre. The owner's visit and tasting of the Ville Rouge was interesting because of the specificity of their culture (biodynamic). It was very instructive for us in terms of this type of cultivation, with which we were unfamiliar. We also enjoyed the "Le Quai" and especially the "Vinéum" restaurants we visited. The food and wine pairings were of excellent quality. The Sunday restaurant did not seem as good in terms of quality and interest in relation to the weekend's theme, perhaps because we were full or because there was no wine and food pairing. Good organization by Vinotrip, the roadmap is well done and all reservations were made. What's more, we didn't feel any difference in our treatment in the restaurants between us and the other customers. We were very well placed.

    Julien C.

  • May 27 to 29, 2019

    First, a warm welcome at Domaine de la croix du verre. Olivier talks passionately about his terroir and his wines. Maryline welcomes us to her high-quality guest rooms. We were in the Marsanne, where blue and white create an atmosphere of calm and rest. Quiet at night, in the morning, traditional breakfast with home-grown produce. Try the apricot juice, excellent. The discovery of vintages, whether at the domaine de la croix du verre, where after the tasting, Olivier took us into his vineyards, or at the ville rouge where a charming young student spoke to us passionately about grape varieties and wines after an instructive tour of the cellars. The restaurants we chose were of good quality and made us feel very welcome. We were expected at all 3 of them, all very different, but all offering quality products (le Quai, on the banks of the Rhone, Vinéum and its excellent cuisine, le Farfadet, traditional cuisine and a family atmosphere). A visit to the Valrhona chocolate factory, a stroll through the vineyards to the Tain chapel and a visit to the palais du facteur Cheval rounded off this stay offered by our colleagues. Vinotrip's organization was excellent, and the itinerary well laid out. We recommend this trip.

    Ferrenbach P.

  • A Wonderful Stay

    An excellent trip, very well organized by Vinotrip. We received a warm welcome at Domaine de La Croix du Verre, with a charming tour and tasting at the estate. The owners are so welcoming—it really felt like home (a place we won’t forget if we ever return to the region). Vinotrip did an excellent job organizing the trip, with high-quality restaurants and very interesting tours. A little unexpected bonus: we were able to attend the Harvest Festival on Sunday afternoon in Tain-l’Hermitage after a wonderful lunch on the terrace. The only slight downside: the choice of Michel Chabran’s Michelin-starred restaurant, which was a real disappointment due to the ultra-traditional nature of the meal—it wasn’t particularly exceptional compared to his brasserie in Tain, where we’d had dinner on Saturday night, which was far more surprising from a gastronomic standpoint. The sommelier at his Michelin-starred restaurant, however, was perfect and introduced us to a completely unknown but very good regional wine that paired perfectly with our meal... A trip we’d definitely take again without hesitation and highly recommend.

    Nicolas D.

  • Rooms at the estate

    The estate offers two charming 25 m² guest rooms, decorated in a cosy country style and equipped with everything needed for a comfortable stay. Located on the first floor of the house, the rooms are named after the two grape varieties used in the estate’s wines: Syrah and Marsanne.
    Guests also have access to a lounge on the ground floor, with armchairs, a sofa, a library and board games. In cooler weather, the owners are happy to light the fireplace, creating a warm and intimate atmosphere.

  • The wines

    Set at an altitude of 200 metres, Domaine de la Croix du Verre covers 9 hectares of vines. Most of the vineyard is planted on hillside plots, with granite-based soils. The parcels are small and fragmented, allowing much of the vineyard work, including harvesting, to be carried out by hand.
    Since its creation, the estate has produced wines from the northern Rhône. The red wines are made entirely from Syrah, giving them an intense colour, aromas of black and red fruit such as blackcurrant and raspberry, and spicy notes. The white wines are made from Marsanne, known for its aromatic qualities, with notes of white fruit and delicate floral hints such as hawthorn and acacia.

  • Visits and tastings at the estate

    Maryline and Olivier welcome visitors for a friendly tour of the estate, sharing their knowledge and passion for their work. The visit ends with a guided tasting of the estate’s wines.

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