Château BalsamineUn Ange Passe Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Un Ange Passe Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Un Ange Passe Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Un Ange Passe Rouge
The Un Ange Passe Rouge of Château Balsamine matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, crusted lamb fillets with sweet spices or shrimp in coconut milk curry.
Details and technical informations about Château Balsamine's Un Ange Passe Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Chichaud
It is most certainly from the Ardèche, and is not found anywhere else. It has long been confused with the cinsaut called boudalès in this region, which explains why it has the synonym tsintsao. It is said to be related to the white humagne. Today, Chichaud is on the verge of extinction, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Un Ange Passe Rouge from Château Balsamine are 2015, 2011, 2012, 2014
Informations about the Château Balsamine
The Château Balsamine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gaillac
The wine region of Gaillac is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Robert & Bernard Plageoles or the Château de Saurs produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gaillac are Duras, Merlot and Mauzac, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gaillac often reveals types of flavors of earth, leather or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of butter, melon or strawberries.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Gross
Champagne with between 6 and 15 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).
