Winery Les Vignerons du VallonCuvée Réservée Vendanges Manuelles Marcillac
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Cuvée Réservée Vendanges Manuelles Marcillac of the Winery Les Vignerons du Vallon is in the top 20 of wines of Marcillac.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Vignerons du Vallon's Cuvée Réservée Vendanges Manuelles Marcillac.
Discover the grape variety: Mondeuse blanche
Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Réservée Vendanges Manuelles Marcillac from Winery Les Vignerons du Vallon are 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Les Vignerons du Vallon
The Winery Les Vignerons du Vallon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Marcillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marcillac
The wine region of Marcillac is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Cros or the Domaine du Cros produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Marcillac are Fer-servadou, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Marcillac often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red currant or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of iron, blueberry or minerality.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
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The word of the wine: Severe
Said of a red wine that is generally young, very marked by tannins and astringent. See austere.
