The Winery Auguste Bessac of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Auguste Bessac
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 516 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Auguste Bessac is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Auguste Bessac wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Auguste Bessac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Auguste Bessac

How Winery Auguste Bessac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or leg of wild boar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Auguste Bessac

On the nose the red wine of Winery Auguste Bessac. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cedar or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Auguste Bessac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Auguste Bessac

  • 2009With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Auguste Bessac.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Gamay
  • Garnacha
  • Cinsaut

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 Auguste Bessac

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Auguste Bessac

How Winery Auguste Bessac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of peasant minestrone, marinated raw salmon ('gravad lax' in swedish) or shrimp curry and coconut (thailand).

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Auguste Bessac.

  • Chardonnay

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Auguste Bessac

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Auguste Bessac

How Winery Auguste Bessac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta carbonara almost like the real thing, baeckeoffe with fish or sublime fish and shrimp colombo.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Auguste Bessac.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Mourvedre
  • Petite Sirah

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Auguste Bessac

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Auguste Bessac.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Auguste Bessac and wines from the region

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Chablis: #locationmatters by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Breeding

It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.