Winery Boutinot - La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet

Winery BoutinotLa Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet of Winery Boutinot is a red wine from the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet from the Winery Boutinot

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet of Winery Boutinot in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Boutinot's La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet.

Winemaker
Eric Monnin,
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).

Last vintages of this wine

La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet - 2013
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' wines
Average rating: 3.111100
La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet - 2008
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of La Citadelle Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet from Winery Boutinot are 2008, 2013

Informations about the Winery Boutinot

The winery offers 73 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Boutinot.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Boutinot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 100000 of of France wines
In the top 7000 of of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' wines
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The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet'

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Haute Marone or the Domaine Piaugier produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Sablet' often reveals types of flavors of pear, honeysuckle or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of cranberry, milk chocolate or pineapple.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

France's 2nd-largest AOC vineyard, two complementary worlds. Northern: pure Syrah in signature reds (Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage, Cornas), deep and peppery with blackberry, violet, black olive and smoked bacon notes, exceptional ageing. Opulent Viognier whites (Condrieu, apricot, flowers) and ample Marsanne-Roussanne. Southern: sun-soaked Grenache blends at Châteauneuf, Gigondas, Vacqueyras (candied fruit, garrigue).

The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.

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