Winery Le Rocher des Violettes - Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine

Winery Le Rocher des ViolettesCôt Vieilles Vignes Touraine

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine of Winery Le Rocher des Violettes is a red wine from the region of Touraine of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

earthy, leather

Wine with spices taste

pepper, dried herbs

Wine with oak taste

oak

On the nose the Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine of Winery Le Rocher des Violettes in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, pepper or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Le Rocher des Violettes's Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.4°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine - 2018
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine - 2017
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine - 2015
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine - 2014
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine - 2013
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine - 2012
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine - 2011
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Côt Vieilles Vignes Touraine from Winery Le Rocher des Violettes are 2015, 2018, 2017, 2014 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Le Rocher des Violettes

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Le Rocher des Violettes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 30000 of of France wines
In the top 2500 of of Touraine wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

News related to this wine

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Breaking

Accident (oxidation or reduction) causing a loss of limpidity of the wine.

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