The Domaine de Calet of Rhone Valley

Domaine de Calet
The winery offers 16 different wines
3.6
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1958 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhone Valley

The Domaine de Calet is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée du Rhône.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Rhone Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine de Calet wines

Looking for the best Domaine de Calet wines in Rhone Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine de Calet 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 de Calet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine de Calet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine de Calet

How Domaine de Calet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of navarin of lamb, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or chicken fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine de Calet

On the nose the red wine of Domaine de Calet. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, red fruit or pepper and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine de Calet

  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Marselan

Discovering 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.

They are separated quite clearly by a 40 km gap between the towns of Valance and Montélimar, where vines are hardly ever grown. This division is reflected not only in the geography and preferred Grape varieties, but also in the quality and quantity of the wines produced. The smaller, more quality-oriented north focuses almost entirely on Syrah for red wines and Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne for whites, while the larger, more prolific south employs a much longer list of grape varieties. Most notable are the red varieties Grenache and Mourvèdre, which are combined with Syrah to produce the "GSM" blend so characteristic of the southern Rhône.

The top white wines of Domaine de Calet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine de Calet

How Domaine de Calet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet, sea bream in foil on the barbecue or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine de Calet

On the nose the white wine of Domaine de Calet. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine de Calet

  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Roussanne
  • Clairette
  • Vermentino
  • Bourboulenc
  • Marsanne

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

The top pink wines of Domaine de Calet

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine de Calet

How Domaine de Calet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or pasta with puttanesca sauce.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine de Calet

  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Ultra raw (or natural raw)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine de Calet

Planning a wine route in the of Rhone Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine de Calet.

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 de Calet and wines from the region

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this minute-long clip, Debra MEIBURG discusses the position of Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

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-Uchizy, 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 ...

The word of the wine: Ultra raw (or natural raw)

A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.