The Château Castelfont of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château Castelfont
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Castelfont is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Castelfont wines

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

The top red wines of Château Castelfont

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Castelfont

How Château Castelfont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, leg of lamb with spices or alsatian wine pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Castelfont

In the mouth the red wine of Château Castelfont. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Castelfont

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Castelfont.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

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 pink wines of Château Castelfont

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Castelfont

How Château Castelfont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, tuna pie or fried squid.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Castelfont.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Castelfont

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 Château Castelfont.

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.

News about Château Castelfont and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Hard

A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.