Château de RouxBérénice Rouge
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The Bérénice Rouge of the Château de Roux is in the top 0 of wines of Duché-d'Uzès.
Details and technical informations about Château de Roux's Bérénice Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay teinturier de Chaudenay
Deeply coloured reds with an almost opaque intense purple robe, a simple and supple palate, soft tannins and basic aromas of black fruits with inky notes. Teinturier profile with red pulp. Once used to intensify the colour of blends, now marginal, surviving in a few Beaujolais parcels and ampelographic collections. Teinturier variety of Gamay obtained at Chaudenay (Beaujolais) in the 19th century.
Informations about the Château de Roux
The Château de Roux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Duché-d'Uzès to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Duché-d'Uzès
AOC of the south-west Rhone corridor (Gard, since 2013), 86 communes from the Uzege plains to the Cevennes foothills on clay-limestone soils. Red and rose signatures Grenache-Syrah-Cinsault-Carignan: colourful and powerful, spicy and fruity (blackberry, cherry, garrigue, pepper, liquorice). Golden and highly aromatic whites (min. 40% Viognier, 20% Grenache Blanc, plus Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino): apricot, white peach, flowers, citrus, dried fruit.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Largest single French vineyard, dominated by sunny, generous reds. Spicy Syrah, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), structured Carignan, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Stars: structured Corbières, Minervois, Faugères, Saint-Chinian; round Côtes-du-Roussillon. Legendary vins doux naturels: Banyuls and Maury (fortified Grenache) with notes of cocoa, fig, prune.
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.
