Château de ValcombeTradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc from the Château de Valcombe
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc of Château de Valcombe in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc
The Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc of Château de Valcombe matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of coconut from paimpol, endives with smoked salmon au gratin or chicken and curry lasagna.
Details and technical informations about Château de Valcombe's Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tradition Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc from Château de Valcombe are 2012
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: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
