Château de la GardineChateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Clairette and the Roussanne.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie of the Château de la Gardine is in the top 20 of wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Taste structure of the Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie from the Château de la Gardine
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie of Château de la Gardine in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie of Château de la Gardine in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or wax.
Food and wine pairings with Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie
Original food and wine pairings with Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie
The Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie of Château de la Gardine matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, sardines moroccan style or stuffed eggplant bonifacian style.
Details and technical informations about Château de la Gardine's Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie.
Discover the grape variety: Clairette
Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Des Générations Marie Leoncie from Château de la Gardine are 2017, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Château de la Gardine
The Château de la Gardine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.
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.
The word of the wine: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
