Clos du Caillou - Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône

Clos du CaillouVieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône of Clos du Caillou is a red wine from the region of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley.
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 Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône from the Clos du Caillou

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône 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

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, caramel

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône of Clos du Caillou in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, minerality or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Clos du Caillou's Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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).

Last vintages of this wine

Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône - 2016
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône - 2015
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône - 2014
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône - 2011
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 411110
Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône - 2010
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône - 2009
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône - 2007
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Côtes du Rhône from Clos du Caillou are 2007, 2015, 2009, 2016 and 2011.

Informations about the Clos du Caillou

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Clos du Caillou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 4000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Côtes-du-Rhône wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

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: VDN

Natural sweet wine. Wine obtained by mutage of the must during fermentation by adding over-finished alcohol at 96 °, produced in the vineyards of Roussillon, Languedoc, Rhone Valley and Corsica.

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