The Château Virant of Provence

Château Virant - Blanc
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 901 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Provence

The Château Virant is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Virant wines

Looking for the best Château Virant wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Virant 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 Virant wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Virant

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Virant

How Château Virant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of homemade pork curry, salmon and zucchini gratin or marco polo salad.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Virant

  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Virant.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Rolle
  • Bourboulenc
  • Ugni blanc
  • Clairette

Discovering the wine region of Provence

Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.

The term "Varietal improvers" is gaining ground in Provence, as it is in the neighbouring Languedoc-Roussillon. The most successful local varieties, Mourvèdre, Tibouren and Vermentino (known locally as Rolle), have remained in favor, proving their value in Provence wines, in red, rosé and white respectively. The Vineyards of Provence cover an area of France's southeastern coastline that measures about 200 kilometers from east to west. In this definitely Mediterranean climate - no Provencal vineyard is more than 55 km from the Mediterranean - the vines enjoy about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as an average annual temperature of 14.

5°C.

The top pink wines of Château Virant

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Virant

How Château Virant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, slippers with lamb or papillotes of swordfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Virant

On the nose the pink wine of Château Virant. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of melon, non oak or earth. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Virant. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Virant

  • 2009With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.62/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Virant.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsaut
  • Caladoc
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Rolle

Rolle is a white grape variety of Turkish origin that has become established in the South of France, particularly in the Var region, in Corsica under the name of Vermentinu, and in Italy. Its bunches and berries, of medium size, change from white to pink when the grapes are ripe. The rolle likes hot climates where the soil is dry and poor. On the other hand, it fears the wind and diseases. It produces fat, well-balanced white wines. These wines may lack acidity, but they are still very aromatic and give off notes of grapefruit, white fruit, white flowers, fennel, etc. Rolle is also a good table grape that can be enjoyed both fresh and dry. Present in Provence, Languedoc, Roussillon and Corsica. It is used in the composition of numerous appellations such as Ajaccio, Patrimonio, Bandol, Coteaux-d'Aix-en-Provence, Côtes-de-Provence, Costières-de-Nîmes, Corbières, Collioure, Côtes-de-Roussillon, Minervois, Saint Chinian...

The top red wines of Château Virant

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Virant

How Château Virant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with cider, lamb chops with honey and spices or chicken tikka massala.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Virant

  • 2012With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Virant.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Cinsaut
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Harvesting and handling

In Champagne, a winegrower who makes his own vintages exclusively from grapes grown on his own property.

The top sparkling wines of Château Virant

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Virant

How Château Virant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, salmon and spinach lasagna or zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château Virant.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Caladoc

Caladoc noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Caladoc noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Virant

Planning a wine route in the of Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Virant.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château Virant and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...

Luxury lots see Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022 break record  

Wealthy bidders gathered under a big tent just outside Ritz-Carlton golf resort in Florida to compete for ‘one-of-a-kind’ lots in the live auction at Naples Winter Wine Festival 2022. Organisers said a record amount of more than $23m was raised at the latest edition of the annual charity event, which was founded by the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF). Rather than focus solely on wines, the live auction is known for offering exclusive experiences in partnership with some of the ...

The word of the wine: Harvesting and handling

In Champagne, a winegrower who makes his own vintages exclusively from grapes grown on his own property.