Domaine Font SaradeCuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras
White wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Roussanne and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras from the Domaine Font Sarade
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras of Domaine Font Sarade in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras
The Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras of Domaine Font Sarade matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of stuffed pumpkin, pan-fried salmon papillote or chicken and chorizo brochettes.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Font Sarade's Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée le Penchant Vacqueyras from Domaine Font Sarade are 2014, 2015, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Domaine Font Sarade
The Domaine Font Sarade is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vacqueyras
The wine region of Vacqueyras is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seigneur de Lauris or the Clos de Caveau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vacqueyras are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vacqueyras often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black olive, grass or thyme.
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: Lemonade maker
Corkscrew of the wine waiter equipped with a small blade allowing to cut the capsule, a worm and a system of rack allowing to extract the cork easily.
