Winery PiaugierRéserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet
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 Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet from the Winery Piaugier
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet of Winery Piaugier 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 Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet of Winery Piaugier in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, black cherries or leather.
Food and wine pairings with Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet
Pairings that work perfectly with Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet
Original food and wine pairings with Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet
The Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet of Winery Piaugier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or rabbit in white wine (casserole).
Details and technical informations about Winery Piaugier's Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Réserve Alphonse Vautour Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet from Winery Piaugier are 2015, 2010, 2007, 2013 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Piaugier
The Winery Piaugier is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet'
The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Haute Marone or the Domaine Piaugier produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' 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 'Sablet' often reveals types of flavors of pear, honeysuckle or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of cranberry, milk chocolate or pineapple.
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: Hat
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
