The Domaine du Chardon Bleu of Grignan-les-Adhémar of Rhone Valley

The Domaine du Chardon Bleu is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Grignan-les-Adhémar to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine du Chardon Bleu wines in Grignan-les-Adhémar among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Chardon Bleu 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 du Chardon Bleu wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine du Chardon Bleu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of the secrets of croque-monsieur, chicken and onion quiche or oven-baked salmon mozzarella sandwiches.
The wine region of Grignan-les-Adhémar is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Grangeneuve or the Château Bizard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grignan-les-Adhémar are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grignan-les-Adhémar often reveals types of flavors of earth, almonds or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or green almond.
In the mouth of Grignan-les-Adhémar is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 92 estates and châteaux in the of Grignan-les-Adhémar, producing 242 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Grignan-les-Adhémar go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.
How Domaine du Chardon Bleu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, mathieu's lamb tagine or venison stew to be prepared the day before.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
How Domaine du Chardon Bleu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fricadella, tartiflette with smoked salmon or koskera hake (basque country).
After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.
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White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.