The Château Viella is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Madiran to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Viella wines in Madiran among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Viella 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 Viella wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Viella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, berber giblet frying pan or salmon steak on a bed of leeks.
On the nose the red wine of Château Viella. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or oaky.
South-West capital of age-worthy reds at the foot of the Pyrenees: signature Tannat as king red (60-80%) — black robe and powerful profile with notes of raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, spices, liquorice, undergrowth and a leather touch, signature dense and nervy tannins, firm structure and 10-30 years ageing softening to velvet. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as backup. AOC (1948) over Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques, clay-limestones and silico-clays.
How Château Viella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or leek pie.
On the nose the white wine of Château Viella. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, honey or non oak.
Exceptional sweet wines obtained by on-vine drying, with an unctuous mouth balanced by cutting acidity, featuring intense aromas of candied pineapple, mango, candied citrus, dried apricot, honey, dried fruits and sweet spice notes. Very high ageing potential. Star of Jurançon moelleux AOC and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC, also made as ambitious dry wines. Very late-ripening native grape of Béarn (South-West France).
How Château Viella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.
This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.
How Château Viella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of cod and zucchini crumble, rice with milk or provencal quiche with roquefort cheese.
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
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Structured, aromatic whites with a golden hue, a broad palate and preserved acidity, with refined aromas of candied citrus, grapefruit, yellow fruits (pear, peach), white flowers, light honey and spice notes. Adds structure and finesse to Béarn blends, both in crisp dry and passerillé sweet styles. Component of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOC and Béarn AOC. Very rare native Béarn variety, undergoing a revival.
