Winery Castel des CigalesCairanne Rouge

Red wine of Cairanne of Rhone Valley of France

4.3

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Cairanne Rouge of Winery Castel des Cigales is a red wine from the region of Cairanne of Rhone Valley.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
The Cairanne Rouge of the Winery Castel des Cigales is in the top 50 of wines of Cairanne.

Food and wine pairings with Cairanne Rouge

Pairings that work perfectly with Cairanne Rouge

Original food and wine pairings with Cairanne Rouge

Spicy food

The Cairanne Rouge of Winery Castel des Cigales matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb chops with spanish sauce or vegetarian paella.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castel des Cigales's Cairanne Rouge.

Winery

Winery Castel des Cigales

Grape varieties

Mourvèdre

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Cairanne Rouge - 2016

In the top 50 of of Cairanne wines

Average rating: 4.3

The best vintages of Cairanne Rouge from Winery Castel des Cigales are 2016

Informations about the Winery Castel des Cigales

The winery offers 1 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Cairanne in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Castel des Cigales is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Cairanne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 150000 of of France wines

In the top 55 of of Cairanne wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cairanne

The wine region of Cairanne is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Boutinot or the Domaine J. Boulard produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cairanne are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety.

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.

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