Domaine Saint Roch (Denis Bardon)Valençay Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Côt and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Valençay Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Valençay Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Valençay Rouge
The Valençay Rouge of Domaine Saint Roch (Denis Bardon) matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of country-style veal roulades with risotto, quiche without pastry or duck breast with honey-orange sauce.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Saint Roch (Denis Bardon)'s Valençay Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Côt
Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky robe, firm tannins and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, violet, cocoa, spice and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Absolute star of Cahors AOC on the Lot terraces, where it is called Auxerrois (minimum 70% in blends), and a global conqueror as Malbec in Argentina (Mendoza). Also found in Touraine (Côt de Loire) and the South-West. Autochthonous French variety from Quercy.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Valençay Rouge from Domaine Saint Roch (Denis Bardon) are 2015, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Domaine Saint Roch (Denis Bardon)
The Domaine Saint Roch (Denis Bardon) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Valençay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valençay
AOC of the Berry-Touraine (2003), the only appellation sharing its name with a cheese: reds (>50%) led by Gamay (30–60%) with Pinot Noir (10%) and Côt (10%) — sustained ruby, dark fruits, easy-drinking palate with spicy notes. Whites with Sauvignon (≥70%) completed by Chardonnay and Orbois — exotic fruit aromas and flint minerality as a signature. Rosés (12%) with optional Pineau d'Aunis. "Perruche" soils (clay-flint), sandy-gravelly terrains.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Grape
Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.
