The Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel is one of the best wineries to follow in Languedoc.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Languedoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel wines in Languedoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel 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 Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef coarse salt, ricotta and spinach lasagna or veal roast, country style.
In the mouth the red wine of Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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 Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pork sautéed with chinese noodles, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or ktipiti (greece).
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of creole chipolatas, mackerel with quick mustard or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.
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The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
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Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.
