Château Lestours ClocherVacqueyras Les Pénitents
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Vacqueyras Les Pénitents from the Château Lestours Clocher
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vacqueyras Les Pénitents of Château Lestours Clocher in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vacqueyras Les Pénitents of Château Lestours Clocher in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, plum or dark fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vacqueyras Les Pénitents
Pairings that work perfectly with Vacqueyras Les Pénitents
Original food and wine pairings with Vacqueyras Les Pénitents
The Vacqueyras Les Pénitents of Château Lestours Clocher matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, lamb chops à la champvallon or fillet of venison.
Details and technical informations about Château Lestours Clocher's Vacqueyras Les Pénitents.
Discover the grape variety: Floreal
A wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified), resulting from an interspecific cross between Villaris and Mtp 3159-2-12 (for the latter, one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.). Little multiplied, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vacqueyras Les Pénitents from Château Lestours Clocher are 2014, 2012, 2015, 2013 and 2011.
Informations about the Château Lestours Clocher
The Château Lestours Clocher is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Vacqueyras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
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The word of the wine: Sulphiting
Introduction of a sulphurous solution into a must or wine to protect it from accidents or diseases, or to select the ferments.
