The Winery Le Vieux Donjon of Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Rhone Valley

Winery Le Vieux Donjon
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 89 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Le Vieux Donjon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Le Vieux Donjon wines

Looking for the best Winery Le Vieux Donjon wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Le Vieux Donjon 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 Winery Le Vieux Donjon wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

How Winery Le Vieux Donjon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb breast with onions and tomato sauce, turkey stuffed with chestnuts or leek pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

On the nose the red wine of Winery Le Vieux Donjon. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Le Vieux Donjon. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

  • 1990With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

Discovering the wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The wine region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pegau or the Château Rayas produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Châteauneuf-du-Pape often reveals types of flavors of iron, chestnut or red licorice and sometimes also flavors of tarragon, pencil shavings or cured meat.

In the mouth of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 704 estates and châteaux in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, producing 1551 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry.

The top white wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

How Winery Le Vieux Donjon 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 special' tagliatelle carbonara, salmon koulibiac or tuna-kiri crisps.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

On the nose the white wine of Winery Le Vieux Donjon. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, melon or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Le Vieux Donjon. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon

  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Le Vieux Donjon.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

News about Winery Le Vieux Donjon and wines from the region

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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 Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

Kévin Tessieux, President of the appellation’s winegrower union, shares his perspective on the Saint-Véran appellation and tell us about the origin of its name. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VinsdeBourgogneofficiel Twitter : https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne​​​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.li ...

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