Chateau BoucheClairette
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Chateau Bouche's Clairette.
Discover the grape variety: Perlaut
A cross between Cinsaut and Csaba pearl obtained in 1956, registered in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Chateau Bouche
The Chateau Bouche is one of wineries to follow in Clairette de Bellegarde.. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Clairette de Bellegarde to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Clairette de Bellegarde
Clairette de Bellegarde is a small Dry white wine appellation located in the southernmost Part of the Rhone Valley in France. The wines are produced from the Clairette grape only in the parish of Bellegarde. It is located halfway between the cities of Arles and Nîmes and only 30 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. The appellation has only about 40 hectares of vines.
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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The word of the wine: Grape variety
A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.
