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 north welsch, salmon carpaccio with pink berries and shallots or pasta with zucchini sauce.
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 fillet of beef with morels, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or rabbit with beer and mustard.
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 homemade italian lasagna, ham and comté quiche or steamed carrots with saffron.
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.
Glass adapted to wine tasting, created in the 1970s by the Institut national des appellations d'origine. At the time, it had the advantage of offering a standardised tool to all tasters. It is characterized by a wide base that allows for good ventilation and a narrow mouth (opening of the glass) to concentrate the aromas. Many high-performance glasses have been created based on this model.
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Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
