Winery Auguste Bessac - Vacqueyras

Winery Auguste BessacVacqueyras

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Vacqueyras of Winery Auguste Bessac is a red wine from the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Vacqueyras from the Winery Auguste Bessac

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vacqueyras of Winery Auguste Bessac in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the Vacqueyras of Winery Auguste Bessac in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tobacco or leather and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Auguste Bessac's Vacqueyras.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Vacqueyras - 2017
In the top 100 of of Rhône méridional wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Vacqueyras - 2016
In the top 100 of of Rhône méridional wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Vacqueyras - 2015
In the top 100 of of Rhône méridional wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Vacqueyras - 2014
In the top 100 of of Rhône méridional wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Vacqueyras - 2013
In the top 100 of of Rhône méridional wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Vacqueyras from Winery Auguste Bessac are 2014, 2013, 2017, 2015 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Auguste Bessac

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Auguste Bessac is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 60000 of of France wines
In the top 4500 of of Rhône méridional wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

News related to this wine

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

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The word of the wine: Juice

The juice of wine grapes (intended for wine making) is colourless. It is the anthocyanins contained in the grape skin that colour the juice during maceration.

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