Winery Chapelle-St-ArnouxTavel
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Tavel
Pairings that work perfectly with Tavel
Original food and wine pairings with Tavel
The Tavel of Winery Chapelle-St-Arnoux matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, salmon steaks with soy sauce or phad thai (thai style fried noodles).
Details and technical informations about Winery Chapelle-St-Arnoux's Tavel.
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.
Informations about the Winery Chapelle-St-Arnoux
The Winery Chapelle-St-Arnoux is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Tavel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tavel
The wine region of Tavel is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine L'Anglore - Eric Pfifferling or the Domaine de la Mordoree produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tavel are Mourvèdre, Clairette and Bourboulenc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tavel often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or almonds and sometimes also flavors of mint, smoke or oaky.
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.
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The word of the wine: Salmanazar
Bottle with a capacity of 9 litres.
