Winery Pierre BeneliereCondrieu
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Condrieu
Pairings that work perfectly with Condrieu
Original food and wine pairings with Condrieu
The Condrieu of Winery Pierre Beneliere matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, tuna and cream cheese pie or breton cake with buckwheat flour.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Beneliere's Condrieu.
Discover the grape variety: Manseng noir
Light, delicate reds with a pale, lightly coloured ruby, soft tannins and an airy palate with fresh acidity, delicate aromas of red fruits (raspberry, wild strawberry). Rustic, discreet profile. Preserved for its heritage value in a few plots in Béarn, belongs to the old South-West varieties studied (with no direct genetic link to the white Mansengs). Indigenous French black variety from the South-West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Condrieu from Winery Pierre Beneliere are 2013, 2011, 0, 2010
Informations about the Winery Pierre Beneliere
The Winery Pierre Beneliere is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Rhône septentrional to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rhône septentrional
Northern Rhône from Vienne to Valence, steep terraced slopes on granite and gneiss. Syrah signature red king: dense and deep with notes of blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, black pepper, olive, smoked bacon, garrigue and mineral touch, firm tannins and long aging — Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas, Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage. Prestigious whites: opulent Viognier in Condrieu (apricot, white flowers), full Marsanne and Roussanne in Hermitage and Saint-Péray. World references.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).
The word of the wine: Rebêche (champagne)
Must obtained in excess of the 2 550 litres authorised for a weight of 4 000 kilos of grapes. The first 2 050 litres constitute the cuvée and the next 500 litres the taille. The rebêche represents 1 to 3 % of the total volume and must be distilled or used to make ratafia.
