The Winery Vieux Papes of Vin de France

Winery Vieux Papes
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This estate is part of the Castel Group.
It is ranked in the top 391 of the estates of Vin de France.
It is located in Vin de France

The Winery Vieux Papes is one of the best wineries to follow in Vin de France.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Vin de France to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Vieux Papes wines

Looking for the best Winery Vieux Papes wines in Vin de France among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vieux Papes 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 Winery Vieux Papes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Vieux Papes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vieux Papes

How Winery Vieux Papes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of bacalhau a bras (portuguese cod), shrimp with cream and fettuccine or leek pie.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Vieux Papes

On the nose the white wine of Winery Vieux Papes. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, apples or pear and sometimes also flavors of stone, earth or oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vieux Papes

  • 2012With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.29/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.24/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Vieux Papes.

  • Chardonnay
  • Colombard
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Ugni blanc

Discovering the wine region of Vin de France

The freest category of French wine, the playground of winemakers working outside the AOC. All styles combined: fruity reds, lively or ambitious whites, everyday rosés, unusual blends, natural wines, atypical grapes (Petit Manseng in Languedoc, Riesling in Provence), experimental winemaking (skin-contact whites, no sulphur). Grape and vintage labelling allowed, no geographic constraint. From the pop, convivial cuvée to the artisan gem: freedom in a bottle.

The top red wines of Winery Vieux Papes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vieux Papes

How Winery Vieux Papes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or civet of wild boar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Vieux Papes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Vieux Papes. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of pepper, black currant or cheese.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vieux Papes

  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 1990With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 1991With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.49/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Vieux Papes.

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

The top pink wines of Winery Vieux Papes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Vieux Papes

How Winery Vieux Papes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard or scrambled eggs with bacon on toast.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Vieux Papes

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Vieux Papes. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Vieux Papes

  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 1990With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Vieux Papes.

  • Grenache
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Millerandage

Poor fertilization of some grapes at the time of flowering in cold or rainy weather. Milled grapes do not grow and usually do not contain seeds.

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Discover the grape variety: Colombard

Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a brisk palate, with aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit, mango), boxwood, nectarine and herbal notes. Typically crisp finish. Pillar of Côtes de Gascogne IGP (modern aromatic dry whites) and historically the base spirit for Cognac and Armagnac distillation. Exported to South Africa and California. Charentes variety, a cross of chenin × gouais blanc.