Château de la SelvePalissaire
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese.
The Palissaire of the Château de la Selve is in the top 20 of wines of Ardèche.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Palissaire of Château de la Selve in the region of Méditerranée often reveals types of flavors of cherry, butter or earthy and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, leather or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Palissaire
Pairings that work perfectly with Palissaire
Original food and wine pairings with Palissaire
The Palissaire of Château de la Selve matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, rabbit with mustard, thyme and cream or salted king's cake with cauliflower.
Details and technical informations about Château de la Selve's Palissaire.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Palissaire from Château de la Selve are 2009, 2015, 2007, 2010 and 2013.
Informations about the Château de la Selve
The Château de la Selve is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Ardèche to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ardèche
The wine region of Ardèche is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Le Liby or the Domaine Vignerons Ardéchois produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ardèche are Viognier, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ardèche often reveals types of flavors of cream, mango or red cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, cassis or strawberries.
The wine region of Méditerranée
Méditérranée is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of the South-eastern coast of France, roughly corresponding to the wine region of Provence but also including Part of the Rhône Valley. The PGI shares its territory with multiple AOC appellations as varied as Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Bandol and Côtes de Provence. The PGI Méditérranée catchment area extends over 10 departments (including the two on the island of Corsica), as well as smaller parts of the Isère, Loire and Rhône departments. Viticulture is essential to the culture and economy of this part of France.
The word of the wine: Reduction
A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.
