The Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley

Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 856 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne wines

Looking for the best Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne wines in Côtes-du-Rhône among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

How Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of polish goulash, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or duck casserole with turnips.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.

In the mouth of Côtes-du-Rhône is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 1765 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes-du-Rhône, producing 4241 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes-du-Rhône go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

The top pink wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

How Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, grilled bass with pastis and fennel or linguine with squid ink and cockles.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The top white wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

How Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spanish paella, pasta with tuna or epoisses fondue (cheese).

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne.

  • Viognier
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne

The word of the wine: Cup (size in)

Specific to the Mediterranean vineyard, this short pruning which opens the stock in the shape of a corolla offers a good resistance to violent winds but does not allow any mechanization of the vine work.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes-du-Rhône? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne.

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.

News about Winery Chartreuse de Valbonne and wines from the region

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Walls: top northern Rhône reds under £30

In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...

The word of the wine: Cup (size in)

Specific to the Mediterranean vineyard, this short pruning which opens the stock in the shape of a corolla offers a good resistance to violent winds but does not allow any mechanization of the vine work.