Winery Auguste AntoninCostières de Nîmes
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Costières de Nîmes
Pairings that work perfectly with Costières de Nîmes
Original food and wine pairings with Costières de Nîmes
The Costières de Nîmes of Winery Auguste Antonin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of improved horse steak, lamb curry with coconut milk or veal axoa (basque country).
Details and technical informations about Winery Auguste Antonin's Costières de Nîmes.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Costières de Nîmes from Winery Auguste Antonin are 2016
Informations about the Winery Auguste Antonin
The Winery Auguste Antonin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Scamandre or the Château d'Or et de Gueules produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costières-de-Nîmes are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costières-de-Nîmes often reveals types of flavors of non oak, thyme or raisin and sometimes also flavors of clove, cocoa or coffee.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Game
A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.
