The Cave Chevalier of Crozes-Hermitage of Rhone Valley

Cave Chevalier - Hauts de Motte Crozes-Hermitage
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Crozes-Hermitage in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Cave Chevalier is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Crozes-Hermitage to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Cave Chevalier wines

Looking for the best Cave Chevalier wines in Crozes-Hermitage among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave Chevalier 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 Cave Chevalier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Cave Chevalier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Cave Chevalier

How Cave Chevalier 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 roast pork orloff, codfish aioli or gluten-free ham and olive cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Cave Chevalier

On the nose the white wine of Cave Chevalier. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, lemon or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or almonds. In the mouth the white wine of Cave Chevalier. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Cave Chevalier

  • 2018With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Cave Chevalier.

  • Marsanne
  • Roussanne

Discovering the wine region of Crozes-Hermitage

The wine region of Crozes-Hermitage is located in the region of Rhône septentrional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Combier or the Domaine M. Chapoutier produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crozes-Hermitage are Marsanne, Roussanne and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

On the nose of Crozes-Hermitage often reveals types of flavors of cream, salt or charcoal and sometimes also flavors of mulberry, pencil shavings or cured meat. In the mouth of Crozes-Hermitage is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 296 estates and châteaux in the of Crozes-Hermitage, producing 663 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Crozes-Hermitage go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Cave Chevalier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Cave Chevalier

How Cave Chevalier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, dad's lamb mouse or cassoulet with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Cave Chevalier

On the nose the red wine of Cave Chevalier. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, leather or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Cave Chevalier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Cave Chevalier

  • 2017With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Cave Chevalier.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Cave Chevalier

Planning a wine route in the of Crozes-Hermitage? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Cave Chevalier.

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

News about Cave Chevalier and wines from the region

Crozes-Hermitage 2020: report and top-scoring wines

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Rhône 2020: best-value wines

In his Rhône 2020 vintage report Matt Walls found fresh, vibrant and deliciously drinkable wines across the Northern and Southern appellations, with many wines being approachable now. Given that many wines won’t last as long as previous vintages such as 2016, 2017 and 2019, this could make the 2020s great value picks for immediate drinking. Scroll down to see Matt’s best-value Rhône 2020 tasting notes and scores Walls noted that this is the freshest vintage for whites since 2014, so lovers ...

Rhône Valley Wine Tour with Matt Walls

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