Winery Pierre VidalLa Bastille St Raphaël Cairanne
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with La Bastille St Raphaël Cairanne
Pairings that work perfectly with La Bastille St Raphaël Cairanne
Original food and wine pairings with La Bastille St Raphaël Cairanne
The La Bastille St Raphaël Cairanne of Winery Pierre Vidal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of american style beef marinade, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or curried veal roulades.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre Vidal's La Bastille St Raphaël Cairanne.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Bastille St Raphaël Cairanne from Winery Pierre Vidal are 2018
Informations about the Winery Pierre Vidal
The Winery Pierre Vidal is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 99 wines for sale in the of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Rhône méridional
Sunny, Mediterranean southern Rhône, kingdom of Grenache Noir. Fleshy, generous reds with signature notes of candied red and black fruits (cherry, plum), garrigue (thyme, rosemary), pepper and sweet spices, round tannins and an opulent palate. Blended with peppery Syrah, deep Mourvèdre, supple Cinsault. Flagship crus: Châteauneuf-du-Pape on rolled pebbles (powerful, age-worthy), Gigondas, dense Vacqueyras, fleshy Tavel rosé, sweet muscat Beaumes-de-Venise.
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: Sulphiting
Introduction of a sulphurous solution into a must or wine to protect it from accidents or diseases, or to select the ferments.
