The Château des Fines Roches of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Château des Fines Roches
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Mousset-Barrot.
It is ranked in the top 75 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château des Fines Roches is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château des Fines Roches wines

Looking for the best Château des Fines Roches wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château des Fines Roches 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 Château des Fines Roches wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château des Fines Roches

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château des Fines Roches

How Château des Fines Roches wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb mouse with onions and red wine, basque piperade or chicken in red wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château des Fines Roches

On the nose the red wine of Château des Fines Roches. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or cheese and sometimes also flavors of thyme, dark fruit or cola. In the mouth the red wine of Château des Fines Roches. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château des Fines Roches

  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château des Fines Roches.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Vaccareze
  • Muscardin
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Château des Fines Roches

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château des Fines Roches

How Château des Fines Roches 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 turkey roulades, flavoured sauce, leek and tuna pie or country-style sausage.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château des Fines Roches

On the nose the white wine of Château des Fines Roches. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, pear or stone. In the mouth the white wine of Château des Fines Roches. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château des Fines Roches

  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château des Fines Roches.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

News about Château des Fines Roches and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Vinzelles

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Vinzelles, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Trimming

A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.

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