The Château Valcombe is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Ventoux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Valcombe wines in Ventoux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Valcombe 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 Valcombe wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Valcombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or duck breast with orange sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Château Valcombe. often reveals types of flavors of plum, red fruit or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, strawberries or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Château Valcombe. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Ventoux is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Saint Jean du Barroux or the Château Unang produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ventoux are Mourvèdre, Clairette and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ventoux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, gooseberry or anise and sometimes also flavors of eucalyptus, tropical or pineapple.
In the mouth of Ventoux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 369 estates and châteaux in the of Ventoux, producing 1160 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ventoux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Château Valcombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of filet mignon in a crust, bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod) or chicken nuggets with cheese.
In the mouth the white wine of Château Valcombe. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
How Château Valcombe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or marmite dieppoise.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Valcombe. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.
In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
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Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
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In champagne and sparkling wines of traditional method, addition to the wine, at the time of bottling (tirage) of sugars and yeasts dissolved in wine. These components will provoke the second fermentation in the bottle leading to the formation of carbon dioxide bubbles.
