The Winery Famille Castillon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Famille Castillon wines in Costières-de-Nîmes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Famille Castillon 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 Famille Castillon wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Famille Castillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork cheeks confit in cider, leek and fresh salmon tart or saint nectaire cheese spread with local ham.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Famille Castillon. often reveals types of flavors of pear, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Famille Castillon. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Scamandre or the Château d'Or et de Gueules produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costières-de-Nîmes are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costières-de-Nîmes often reveals types of flavors of non oak, thyme or raisin and sometimes also flavors of clove, cocoa or coffee.
In the mouth of Costières-de-Nîmes is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 316 estates and châteaux in the of Costières-de-Nîmes, producing 875 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Costières-de-Nîmes go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Winery Famille Castillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers, lamb shoulder confit with harissa or rabbit with cider and prunes.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Famille Castillon. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
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 Winery Famille Castillon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of meat and goat pie, cream and tuna quiche or twists with anchovies.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Famille Castillon. often reveals types of flavors of peach, strawberries or apricot and sometimes also flavors of wild strawberries, earth or tree fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Famille Castillon. is a with a nice freshness.
Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.
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White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
