The Château de Valcombe is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc-Roussillon.. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Valcombe wines in Languedoc-Roussillon among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Valcombe 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 Valcombe wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Valcombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of wild boar stew, casserons in the country style or marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish).
On the nose the white wine of Château de Valcombe. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château de Valcombe. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The typical Languedoc red wine is medium-bodied and Fruity. The best examples are slightly heavier and have darker, more savoury aromas, with notes of spice, undergrowth and leather. The Grape varieties used to make them are the classic southern French ones: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, often with a touch of Carignan or Cinsaut. The white wines of the appellation are made from Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Bourboulenc, with occasional use of Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne from the Rhône Valley.
How Château de Valcombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of ramen burger, oven-baked lamb stew or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Valcombe. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, chocolate or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Valcombe. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Château de Valcombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.
How Château de Valcombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), papillotes of mackerel or cuttlefish in parsley sauce.
In the mouth the pink wine of Château de Valcombe. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
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Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
