Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel - La Vie de Château

Château de Valcyre Benezech-GaffinelLa Vie de Château

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Vie de Château of Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel is a red wine from the region of Pic-Saint-Loup of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the La Vie de Château from the Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Vie de Château of Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel's La Vie de Château.

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

Discover the grape variety: Blanc Dame

Blanc Dame blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. It should be noted that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. The Blanc Dame Blanc is grown in the following vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Informations about the Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pic-Saint-Loup in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château de Valcyre Benezech-Gaffinel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Pic-Saint-Loup to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 6000 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup or the Domaine de Villeneuve produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pic-Saint-Loup are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pic-Saint-Loup often reveals types of flavors of earth, straw or apricot and sometimes also flavors of peach, dark chocolate or anise.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

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.

News related to this wine

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

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The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Provignage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.

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