Château La NielleLa Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
The La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes of the Château La Nielle is in the top 20 of wines of La Clape.
Taste structure of the La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes from the Château La Nielle
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes of Château La Nielle in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes
Pairings that work perfectly with La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes
Original food and wine pairings with La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes
The La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes of Château La Nielle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, spaghetti with garlic or filet mignon with prunes and white wine.
Details and technical informations about Château La Nielle's La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes.
Discover the grape variety: Torrontés riojano
Most certainly of Argentine origin, very well known in this country, particularly in the Rioja and Salta regions. It is said to be the result of a cross between the Muscat d'Alexandrie and the Listan Prieto Noir, also known as Criolla Chica. We can note its resemblance with the torrontés sanjuanino, most certainly by the fact that it is also resulting from the same crossing. In Spain (Galicia), a grape variety bears the name of torrontés, it is most certainly the fernao Pires. Torrontés riojano is also present in Chile, but in France it is practically unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Rocheraie Vieilles Vignes from Château La Nielle are 2013, 2015
Informations about the Château La Nielle
The Château La Nielle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of La Clape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Clape
The wine region of La Clape is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château la Négly or the Château la Négly produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Clape are Mourvèdre, Bourboulenc and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Clape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, white pepper or apples and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, bramble or black olive.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Castle
A term often used to designate wineries, even if they do not have a real castle.
