The Domaine Castell-Reynoard is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Bandol to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Castell-Reynoard wines in Bandol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Castell-Reynoard 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 Domaine Castell-Reynoard wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Castell-Reynoard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef goulash, red mullet fillets in saffron sauce or pumpkin and onion gratin with comté cheese.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine Castell-Reynoard. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, leather or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
Bandol is a key appellation in the wine region of Provence, in the far southeast of France. Created in 1941, the appellation covers red, white and rosé wines from approximately 1,550 hectares of vineyards located around the coastal town of Bandol on the Mediterranean coast. These are spread unevenly over eight communes in the Var dePartment, the majority being located just North of Bandol, in Le Beausset, La Cadière-d'Azur, Le Castellet and Évenos. Bandol is best known for its red wines, which constitute the majority of the appellation's production.
These contain a high proportion of Mourvèdre - the appellation rules require at least 50%. Using this amount of such a Spicy and Powerful grape makes for a wine with Character that is difficult to produce in any other part of France. Mourvèdre will only ripen reliably in a Climate as sunny and Warm as that which prevails along the Mediterranean coast. Grenache is the other main component of Bandol's red (and rosé) wines.
How Domaine Castell-Reynoard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of sausages with kale, fish curry à la reunion or zucchini quiche.
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
How Domaine Castell-Reynoard wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), fish balls or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.
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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.
