The Domaine Christophe Pichon of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Christophe Pichon
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône septentrional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Christophe Pichon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Rhône septentrional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Christophe Pichon wines

Looking for the best Domaine Christophe Pichon wines in Rhône septentrional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Christophe Pichon 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 Domaine Christophe Pichon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Christophe Pichon

How Domaine Christophe Pichon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, rack of lamb with herbs or rack of lamb with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Christophe Pichon. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, violet or black currant and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, dried fruit or cinnamon. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Christophe Pichon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

  • 2007With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Viognier
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Rhône septentrional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Christophe Pichon

How Domaine Christophe Pichon 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 chicken blanquette, sea bass wrapped in salt crust or leek, bacon and beaufort pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

On the nose the white wine of Domaine Christophe Pichon. often reveals types of flavors of cream, lychee or caramel and sometimes also flavors of stone, toasty or stone fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Christophe Pichon. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon.

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top sweet wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Christophe Pichon

How Domaine Christophe Pichon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!, rabbit fillet with mustard or slivers of squid with tomato.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon

  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine Christophe Pichon.

  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Groslot

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Planning a wine route in the of Rhône septentrional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Christophe Pichon.

Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

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.

News about Domaine Christophe Pichon and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Mancey

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Montbellet, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Groslot

See grolleau.