Winery MoncigaleEclat du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Eclat du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Pairings that work perfectly with Eclat du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Original food and wine pairings with Eclat du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The Eclat du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Winery Moncigale matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of lamb mouse with figs and grapes, penne à la toscane or spinach and hard-boiled eggs with béchamel sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Moncigale's Eclat du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Discover the grape variety: Sciaccarello
Sciaccarello noir is a grape variety native to Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and large grapes. Sciaccarello noir can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Moncigale
The Winery Moncigale is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 113 wines for sale in the of Châteauneuf-du-Pape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
