Chateau de la Grande Gardiole - Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Chateau de la Grande GardioleLes Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Chateau de la Grande Gardiole is a red wine from the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.

Taste structure of the Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Chateau de la Grande Gardiole

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Chateau de la Grande Gardiole in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

cedar, oak

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, savory

On the nose the Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Chateau de la Grande Gardiole in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

Food and wine pairings with Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Pairings that work perfectly with Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Original food and wine pairings with Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Chateau de la Grande Gardiole matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of oven-baked lamb stew, tartiflette or coconut chicken and curry.

Details and technical informations about Chateau de la Grande Gardiole's Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Allison seedless

American, intraspecific crossing between the red globe and the princess obtained in 2000 by the Sheehan genetics (California). It can be found in the United States, South Africa, Spain, Italy, ... almost unknown in France because of a very late maturity.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2017
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2016
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 411110
Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 2015
In the top 100 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Les Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Chateau de la Grande Gardiole are 2017, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Chateau de la Grande Gardiole

The winery offers 3 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the La Compagnie Rhodanienne.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley

The Chateau de la Grande Gardiole is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 6000 of of France wines
In the top 200 of of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.

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