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.

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 homemade italian lasagna, dad's lamb mouse or rabbit in sauce.

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, mushroom or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, strawberries or minerality. 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

  • 2005With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5

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 basque piperade, hawaiian poke bowl or pasta gratin with comté cheese.

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: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

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 suckling pig leg in the oven, tuna and goat cheese pie or brochette of scallops and prawns.

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

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

The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

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Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

Small stem from a quick bud that is removed during thinning.

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