The Château de Clapier of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château de Clapier
The winery offers 12 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1756 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château de Clapier is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Clapier wines

Looking for the best Château de Clapier wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Clapier 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 Château de Clapier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château de Clapier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Clapier

How Château de Clapier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), moussaka with spices or baked sea bream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Clapier

On the nose the red wine of Château de Clapier. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, non oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Clapier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Clapier

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.73/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Clapier.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Sunny, Mediterranean southern Rhône, kingdom of Grenache Noir. Fleshy, generous reds with signature notes of candied red and black fruits (cherry, plum), garrigue (thyme, rosemary), pepper and sweet spices, round tannins and an opulent palate. Blended with peppery Syrah, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Flagship crus: Châteauneuf-du-Pape on rolled pebbles (powerful, age-worthy), Gigondas, dense Vacqueyras, fleshy Tavel rosé, sweet muscat Beaumes-de-Venise.

123 communes, mistral climate.

The top white wines of Château de Clapier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Clapier

How Château de Clapier 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 potato and bacon omelette, salmon steaks with lentils or smoked salmon and comté pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Clapier

On the nose the white wine of Château de Clapier. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Clapier.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Marsanne
  • Vermentino
  • Rolle

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

The top pink wines of Château de Clapier

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Clapier

How Château de Clapier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of light stuffed tomatoes, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or lobster armorican style.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de Clapier.

  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache Blanc

The word of the wine: Varietal wine

Name given to the local wine (IGP), produced from a single grape variety that gives the wine its characteristics of structure and aroma. The Languedoc is the leading producer of this type of wine, from most of the major French grape varieties.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.