Winery Les Vignerons de la VicomtéCallisto Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Callisto Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Callisto Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Callisto Rouge
The Callisto Rouge of Winery Les Vignerons de la Vicomté matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or rabbit with hunter's sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Vignerons de la Vicomté's Callisto Rouge.
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 Callisto Rouge from Winery Les Vignerons de la Vicomté are 2013, 2015, 2014, 2017 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Les Vignerons de la Vicomté
The Winery Les Vignerons de la Vicomté is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 298 wines for sale in the of Vicomte d'Aumelas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vicomte d'Aumelas
The wine region of Vicomte d'Aumelas is located in the region of Pays d'Oc of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Vignerons de la Vicomté or the Domaine Marié produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vicomte d'Aumelas are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vicomte d'Aumelas often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
News related to this wine
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The word of the wine: Cuvée (champagne)
Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.
