Château des ToursVacqueyras
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.
The Vacqueyras of the Château des Tours is in the top 5 of wines of Vacqueyras.
Taste structure of the Vacqueyras from the Château des Tours
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vacqueyras of Château des Tours in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vacqueyras of Château des Tours in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of iron, non oak or raisin and sometimes also flavors of red currant, prune or game.
Food and wine pairings with Vacqueyras
Pairings that work perfectly with Vacqueyras
Original food and wine pairings with Vacqueyras
The Vacqueyras of Château des Tours matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, couscous of meat and fish or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château des Tours's Vacqueyras.
Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir
Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vacqueyras from Château des Tours are 2015, 2012, 2011, 2014 and 1999.
Informations about the Château des Tours
The Château des Tours is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vacqueyras
The wine region of Vacqueyras is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seigneur de Lauris or the Clos de Caveau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vacqueyras are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vacqueyras often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black olive, grass or thyme.
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.
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