The Clos de Caveau of Vacqueyras of Rhone Valley

Clos de Caveau
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Vacqueyras in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Clos de Caveau is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Clos de Caveau wines

Looking for the best Clos de Caveau wines in Vacqueyras among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos de Caveau 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 Clos de Caveau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Clos de Caveau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Clos de Caveau

How Clos de Caveau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, rolled lamb shoulder with herbs or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Clos de Caveau

On the nose the red wine of Clos de Caveau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, pepper or black currant. In the mouth the red wine of Clos de Caveau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Clos de Caveau

  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.98/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Clos de Caveau.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Vacqueyras

The wine region of Vacqueyras is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Seigneur de Lauris or the Clos de Caveau produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vacqueyras are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vacqueyras often reveals types of flavors of smoke, lemon or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black olive, grass or thyme.

In the mouth of Vacqueyras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 292 estates and châteaux in the of Vacqueyras, producing 569 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Vacqueyras go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Clos de Caveau

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Clos de Caveau

How Clos de Caveau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of new york hot dog, zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato or pasta with scampi.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Clos de Caveau.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Muscatel

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top white wines of Clos de Caveau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Clos de Caveau

How Clos de Caveau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork roll with tomato sauce, sushi cake or asparagus with ham au gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Clos de Caveau

In the mouth the white wine of Clos de Caveau. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Clos de Caveau

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Clos de Caveau.

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette

The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.

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Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

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