The Château Val de Roc of Bordeaux Supérieur of Bordeaux

Château Val de Roc - Bordeaux Supérieur
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 140 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux Supérieur in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Val de Roc is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux Supérieur.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Val de Roc wines

Looking for the best Château Val de Roc wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Val de Roc 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 Val de Roc wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Val de Roc

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Val de Roc

How Château Val de Roc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, duck breast with red fruits or pheasant casserole with cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Val de Roc

On the nose the red wine of Château Val de Roc. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of black currant, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Val de Roc. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Val de Roc

  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Val de Roc.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Château Val de Roc and wines from the region

Ten years on: Chinese wine’s breakthrough moment at DWWA

The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines

Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...

Château La Gaffelière withdraws from the next St-Emilion classification

The historic estate follows in the footsteps of Châteaux Angélus, Cheval Blanc and Ausone by withdrawing its candidacy from the upcoming classification. The Malet-Roquefort family, which has owned Château La Gaffelière for more than 300 years, said it ‘no longer recognises its values’ in the new criteria. The Malet-Roqueforts claimed that the overhauled rating system for the tasting ‘contradicts all the ratings obtained by Château La Gaffelière for several years by the greatest wine professional ...

The word of the wine: Fruity

A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.

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