Winery Vallon des GlaugesRéserve des Opies Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Réserve des Opies Rouge of the Winery Vallon des Glauges is in the top 10 of wines of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence.
Food and wine pairings with Réserve des Opies Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Réserve des Opies Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Réserve des Opies Rouge
The Réserve des Opies Rouge of Winery Vallon des Glauges matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or traditional tagine (morocco).
Details and technical informations about Winery Vallon des Glauges's Réserve des Opies Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Réserve des Opies Rouge from Winery Vallon des Glauges are 2014, 2013, 2015, 2012
Informations about the Winery Vallon des Glauges
The Winery Vallon des Glauges is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence
Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence is one of the main French appellations in the Provence wine region, located in the extreme southeast of the country. It is the second largest appellation in the region, with about 4,000 hectares North and west of Aix-en-Provence - the town from which it takes its name. The area also bears the tiny title of AOCPalette. The Côteaux d'Aix-en-Provence appellation was first introduced as a VDQS in 1956, having been informally known as Côteaux du Roy René (René d'Anjou being a 15th century French king famous for his love of wine and the Vine).
The wine region of Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Rootstock
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
