Clos du CaillouCôtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes from the Clos du Caillou
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes of Clos du Caillou in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes of Clos du Caillou in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of earth, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes
The Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes of Clos du Caillou matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chili con carne, lamb sweetbreads with white wine and sorrel cream or watercress salad with vitamins.
Details and technical informations about Clos du Caillou's Côtes du Rhone Cuvée Unique Vielles Vignes.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Informations about the Clos du Caillou
The Clos du Caillou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône
Accessible reference for Mediterranean reds: dominant Grenache as king (≥50% in the south) - supple and fruity with notes of cherry, strawberry, garrigue, pepper and a touch of sweet spices, round tannins. Fleshy Syrah (blackcurrant, violet, black pepper), dense Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan in support. In the north, racy, deep Syrah solo. Generous rosés and floral whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier).
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Phylloxera
Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.
