Château SimianLes Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
Taste structure of the Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape from the Château Simian
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château Simian in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château Simian in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or jam and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Original food and wine pairings with Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Château Simian matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of saddle of lamb with herbs, rabbit with cider and mushrooms or chicken massala.
Details and technical informations about Château Simian's Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Discover the grape variety: Humagne rouge
It is a variety of Valle d'Aosta origin and, like Arvine, it is also found in Italy. In the past, it was cultivated in Savoy and registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list B, under the name of red humagne, but it is not related to white humagne. According to recent genetic analyses, the Swiss variety Cornalin du Valais is its father and Rèze its grandmother. It is also the grandson of the petit rouge d' Aoste.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Grandes Grenachières d'Hippolyte Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château Simian are 2009, 2007, 2010
Informations about the Château Simian
The Château Simian is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.
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: Monopoly (raw)
Cru exploited exclusively by a domain. The famous Romanée Conti is a monopoly cru.
