The Château la Diffre is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château la Diffre wines in Côtes-du-Rhône among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château la Diffre 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 la Diffre wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château la Diffre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, merguez with lentils or potjevlesch (northern france).
On the nose the red wine of Château la Diffre. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or black cherries. In the mouth the red wine of Château la Diffre. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Accessible reference for Mediterranean reds: dominant Grenache as king (≥50% in the south) - supple and fruity with notes of cherry, strawberry, garrigue, pepper and a touch of sweet spices, round tannins. Fleshy Syrah (blackcurrant, violet, black pepper), dense Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan in support. In the north, racy, deep Syrah solo. Generous rosés and floral whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier).
Regional AOC (1937), 56,600 ha across 6 departments from Vienne to Avignon.
How Château la Diffre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of cannelloni with parma ham, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or turkey leg with dijon sauce.
In the mouth the white wine of Château la Diffre. is a .
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
How Château la Diffre wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms or cod and zucchini crumble.
Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.
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Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
