The Winery Vieux Clocher of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Vieux Clocher
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Arnoux & Fils.
It is ranked in the top 974 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Vieux Clocher is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Vieux Clocher Estate is a wine estate located in the Southern Rhône, France. Since its creation in 1987, it has been dedicated to producing organic and natural wines with a respect for the environment and the authenticity of the products. The couple formed by Jean and Maria, who retired early from their previous careers and pioneers of organic viticulture in France, began a transformation of the vineyards at the Vieux Clocher Estate for production without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. The range of wines from Vieux Clocher Estate is created by a team of talented winemakers and oenologists who work with the utmost care at every stage of the wine-making process. Vieux Clocher Estate mainly produces red wines in which Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Cinsault grapes are grown. It also has some white wines, made with the Chardonnay grape and rosé wines made primarily from Grenache grapes. The vineyards of the estate are spread over hundreds of hectares throughout the Southern Rhône, from North Mailloles region, the Luberon region to the South, the land of Sault. The soils consist of pebbles, mixed gravel, red soils, marl, and limestone. The style of the wines from Vieux Clocher Estate is marked by the landscape of the region's soils: in addition to the complex aromas of fresh fruit, flowers, and minerals, there is remarkable finesse and intensity, making them very characteristic wines. Vieux Clocher Estate is committed to promoting sustainable and ecological agriculture and is a member of the Association for Ecological Citizenship and Sustainable Development (ACEDD), which advocates for 100% organic production. Through its philosophy and wine production, Vieux Clocher Estate values the terroir of the Southern Rhône and is dedicated to creating authentic, expressive, and character-full wines.

Top Winery Vieux Clocher wines

Looking for the best Winery Vieux Clocher wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vieux Clocher 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 Winery Vieux Clocher wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Vieux Clocher

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Vieux Clocher

How Winery Vieux Clocher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or autumn duck aiguillette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Vieux Clocher

On the nose the red wine of Winery Vieux Clocher. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of leather, non oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Vieux Clocher. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Vieux Clocher

  • 2022With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Vieux Clocher.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Winery Vieux Clocher

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Vieux Clocher

How Winery Vieux Clocher 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 ham and cheese omelette, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or cannelloni with zucchini.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Vieux Clocher

On the nose the white wine of Winery Vieux Clocher. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Vieux Clocher. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Vieux Clocher

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Vieux Clocher.

  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Viognier
  • Bourboulenc
  • Roussanne
  • Ugni blanc

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Vieux Clocher

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Vieux Clocher

How Winery Vieux Clocher wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of simple pork roast, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Vieux Clocher.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

The word of the wine: Gluing

Method consisting in clarifying the wine and giving it a limpidity by incorporating a specific product.

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Discover the grape variety: Roussanne

Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

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