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 chicken drumstick with bacon, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or ramen burger.
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.
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).
Also Tavel rosé. 28 AOCs, ~70,000 ha.
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 brazilian feijoada, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or venison stew.
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.
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).
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Rich, structured whites with a round palate and long finish, with aromas of ripe yellow fruits, honey, white flowers, toasted almond and mineral notes. Fine ageing potential, developing waxy and truffle nuances with age. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with roussanne. Also exported to Australia (Victoria) and California. Native Rhône variety.
