Domaine du Vieux RelaisTavel Rosé
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Tavel Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Tavel Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Tavel Rosé
The Tavel Rosé of Domaine du Vieux Relais matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, smoked salmon and herb sandwich cakes or cassolettes of scallops.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Vieux Relais's Tavel Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Plavac mali
Croatian Dalmatia more precisely. It can also be found in Greece (Macedonia), Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania. According to genetic analyses conducted by the California University of Davis (United States), it is the result of an intraspecific cross between zinfandel (called crljenak kastelanski or pribidag in Croatia) and dobricic, another Croatian grape variety that is now somewhat endangered. - Synonyms: pagadebit veliki, sarak, zelenak (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).
Informations about the Domaine du Vieux Relais
The Domaine du Vieux Relais is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Tavel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tavel
The wine region of Tavel is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine L'Anglore - Eric Pfifferling or the Domaine de la Mordoree produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tavel are Mourvèdre, Clairette and Bourboulenc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tavel often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or almonds and sometimes also flavors of mint, smoke or oaky.
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: Oxidation
Alteration of the wine caused by prolonged contact with oxygen and resulting in a coppery colour with brown reflections and the appearance of typical aromas reminiscent of rancid nuts.
