Domaine ViretMacération Skin Contact
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Marsanne and the Roussanne.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Macération Skin Contact from the Domaine Viret
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Macération Skin Contact of Domaine Viret in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Macération Skin Contact of Domaine Viret in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or stone and sometimes also flavors of orange, honey or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Macération Skin Contact
Pairings that work perfectly with Macération Skin Contact
Original food and wine pairings with Macération Skin Contact
The Macération Skin Contact of Domaine Viret matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard, pasta with tuna and tomato or broccoli and beaufort pie.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Viret's Macération Skin Contact.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Macération Skin Contact from Domaine Viret are 2016, 2017
Informations about the Domaine Viret
The Domaine Viret is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rhône méridional
Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.
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: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
