Cave du VallespirVieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache

Red wine of Côtes du Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon of France

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache of Cave du Vallespir is a red wine from the region of Côtes du Roussillon of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache from the Cave du Vallespir

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache of Cave du Vallespir in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache

Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache

Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache

The Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache of Cave du Vallespir matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, special' tagliatelle carbonara or capon stuffed with morels.

Details and technical informations about Cave du Vallespir's Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache.

Winery

Cave du Vallespir

Grape varieties

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Optima

Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.

Last vintages of this wine

Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache - 2019

In the top 100 of of Côtes du Roussillon wines

Average rating: 3.9

The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Syrah - Grenache from Cave du Vallespir are 2019

Informations about the Cave du Vallespir

The winery offers 3 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Côtes du Roussillon in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Cave du Vallespir is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Côtes du Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 150000 of of France wines

In the top 3000 of of Côtes du Roussillon wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes du Roussillon

Côtes du Roussillon is an appellation contrôlée for red, white and rosé wines from the Roussillon wine region in southern France. It covers the eastern half of the administrative district of the Pyrénées-Orientales, on the eastern edge of the Pyrenees. The western half of the Pyrenees-Orientales is simply too mountainous for effective viticulture. In the Côtes du Roussillon wine-growing area is the Aspres sub-region.

The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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