Château RoutasViognier
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Shiraz/Syrah.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Viognier of Château Routas in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Viognier
Pairings that work perfectly with Viognier
Original food and wine pairings with Viognier
The Viognier of Château Routas matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed tomatoes, rabbit with basquaise sauce or hake with small shrimps for cookeo.
Details and technical informations about Château Routas's Viognier.
Discover the grape variety: Viognier
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Viognier from Château Routas are 2013, 2012
Informations about the Château Routas
The Château Routas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Varietal
Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.
