The Château des Roques is one of the best wineries to follow in Vallée du Rhône.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Rhone Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château des Roques wines in Rhone Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château des Roques 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 Château des Roques wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château des Roques 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 ham and cheese macaroni gratin, salmon pizza or country-style sausage.
On the nose the white wine of Château des Roques. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, pear or honey and sometimes also flavors of fennel, earth or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château des Roques. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
They are separated quite clearly by a 40 km gap between the towns of Valance and Montélimar, where vines are hardly ever grown. This division is reflected not only in the geography and preferred Grape varieties, but also in the quality and quantity of the wines produced. The smaller, more quality-oriented north focuses almost entirely on Syrah for red wines and Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne for whites, while the larger, more prolific south employs a much longer list of grape varieties. Most notable are the red varieties Grenache and Mourvèdre, which are combined with Syrah to produce the "GSM" blend so characteristic of the southern Rhône.
How Château des Roques wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or stuffed guinea fowl in the oven.
On the nose the red wine of Château des Roques. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château des Roques. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
