The Château Virant of Provence

Château Virant
The winery offers 36 different wines
3.6
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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 savoyard pizza (cream base), tuna and mozzarella pie or quenelles in nantua sauce.

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 tibs (ethiopia), leg of lamb with baked potatoes or chicken tajine with prunes.

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
  • Cinsault
  • Cinsaut
  • Caladoc

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

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 alsatian bäckeoffe, chicken with merguez and tomatoes or mutton stew with potatoes and garlic.

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.

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

The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.

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 beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef goulash, honey chicken wok style or gratin in pink and blue.

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

  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault
  • Caladoc
  • Chardonnay

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.

The top sweet wines of Château Virant

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Virant

How Château Virant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)

Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.

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: Clairette

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.

News about Château Virant and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.