Château de ValcombeOctobre Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Octobre Rouge from the Château de Valcombe
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Octobre Rouge of Château de Valcombe in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Octobre Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Octobre Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Octobre Rouge
The Octobre Rouge of Château de Valcombe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or duck fillets with honey.
Details and technical informations about Château de Valcombe's Octobre Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Semidano
Cultivated for a very long time in Sardinia (Italy) where it occupied an important place before the phylloxera crisis... it is almost unknown in France.
Informations about the Château de Valcombe
The Château de Valcombe is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Scamandre or the Château d'Or et de Gueules produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costières-de-Nîmes are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costières-de-Nîmes often reveals types of flavors of non oak, thyme or raisin and sometimes also flavors of clove, cocoa or coffee.
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: Table wine
Everything that is not VQPRD (European designation for all appellation wines: quality wine produced in a specific region). In principle, the bottom of the ladder. But, as in Italy a decade ago (Vino da Tavola), this category is also a refuge for wines that are out of the ordinary, whose producers refuse to accept certain grape variety or vinification dictates.
