Winery Clos BellaneLes Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Roussanne and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc from the Winery Clos Bellane
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc of Winery Clos Bellane in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc of Winery Clos Bellane in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc
The Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc of Winery Clos Bellane matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, coconut chicken or baked sea bream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Clos Bellane's Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Échalas Côtes du Rhône Villages Valréas Blanc from Winery Clos Bellane are 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2020.
Informations about the Winery Clos Bellane
The Winery Clos Bellane is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Valréas' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Valréas'
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Valréas' is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clos Bellane or the Domaine La Décelle produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Valréas' are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Valréas' often reveals types of flavors of cherry, melon or butter and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, lemon or pear.
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: Balance
Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
