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

Domaine Villessèche
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the La Compagnie Rhodanienne.
It is ranked in the top 502 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Villessèche is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Villessèche wines

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

The top white wines of Domaine Villessèche

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Villessèche

How Domaine Villessèche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of the tartiflette wrap, baked salmon with tomato or hot asparagus with comté cheese.

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

  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

Accessible reference for Mediterranean reds: dominant Grenache as king (≥50% in the south) - supple and fruity with notes of cherry, strawberry, garrigue, pepper and a touch of sweet spices, round tannins. Fleshy Syrah (blackcurrant, violet, black pepper), dense Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan in support. In the north, racy, deep Syrah solo. Generous rosés and floral whites (Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier).

Regional AOC (1937), 56,600 ha across 6 departments from Vienne to Avignon.

The top pink wines of Domaine Villessèche

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Villessèche

How Domaine Villessèche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of slow-cooked fillet of beef, traditional tunisian couscous or pork roll with tomato sauce.

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Garnacha
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

The top red wines of Domaine Villessèche

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Villessèche

How Domaine Villessèche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, leg of lamb with crust or duck breast with peaches and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Villessèche

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Villessèche. often reveals types of flavors of pepper, earth or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Villessèche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Villessèche

  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.29/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Concentrate

Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.

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Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Rich, structured whites with a round palate and long finish, with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, honey, white flowers, toasted almond and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, developing waxy and truffle nuances with age. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with roussanne. Also exported to Australia (Victoria) and California. Native Rhône variety.

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