The Domaine Challias of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley

Domaine Challias - Chardonnay
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 849 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Challias is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Challias wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Challias

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Challias

How Domaine Challias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of lasagna bolognese, quiche lorraine or baked chicken legs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine Challias

In the mouth the white wine of Domaine Challias. is a with a nice freshness.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône 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 often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.

In the mouth of Côtes-du-Rhône is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 1765 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes-du-Rhône, producing 4241 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes-du-Rhône go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

The top pink wines of Domaine Challias

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Challias

How Domaine Challias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of thai coconut chicken with black mushrooms, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or sweet potato chips.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Challias.

  • Grenache Gris
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top red wines of Domaine Challias

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Challias

How Domaine Challias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of provencal stew, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or duck fillets with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Challias

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Challias. often reveals types of flavors of earth. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Challias. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Challias

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Petit Verdot
  • Mourvedre
  • Garnacha
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Venaison (taste of)

Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).

The top sweet wines of Domaine Challias

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine Challias

How Domaine Challias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of rougail sausage or plain cupcakes.

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

  • Muscat Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Challias

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes-du-Rhône? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Challias.

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.

News about Domaine Challias and wines from the region

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Gigondas to produce white wines

At a national committee meeting held on Thursday 8th September, members of the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) voted unanimously to ratify the change to the appellation guidelines to allow white wines into AP Gigondas. A working group of growers and négociants has been pursuing the amendment for 11 years. The amendment states that white Gigondas must contain a minimum 70% Clairette. Other permitted varieties include Bourboulenc, Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blan ...

The word of the wine: Venaison (taste of)

Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).