The Château Cornut of Costières-de-Nîmes of Rhone Valley

Château Cornut - Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 72 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Costières-de-Nîmes in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Cornut is one of the world's great estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Cornut wines

Looking for the best Château Cornut wines in Costières-de-Nîmes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Cornut 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 Cornut wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Cornut

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Cornut

How Château Cornut wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, smoked salmon burger - chive cream or baeckeoffe with fish.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Cornut

On the nose the pink wine of Château Cornut. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Cornut. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Cornut

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Costières-de-Nîmes

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).

The top red wines of Château Cornut

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Cornut

How Château Cornut wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or venison stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Cornut

On the nose the red wine of Château Cornut. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, graphite or earth and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, strawberries or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Cornut. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Cornut

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Cornut

Planning a wine route in the of Costières-de-Nîmes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Cornut.

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 Cornut and wines from the region

Walls: Tasting Hermitage 2001 20 years on

In 2001, George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Meanwhile in the UK, Tony Blair led the Labour Party to its second landslide victory. A lot can change over the course of 20 years. According to many Rhône winemakers and wine collectors, this is how long a bottle of Hermitage should lay undisturbed until you open it. Is it really worth the wait? I recently tasted 11 Hermitage 2001s – seven red, two white, two sweet – to test the 20 year hypothesis and see how these ...

Château Latour owner Artémis invests in Champagne Jacquesson

Artémis Domaines has taken a minority stake in the capital of Jacquesson in Champagne, the groups said in a statement this week. Financial details weren’t disclosed. The partnership marks a new departure for Artémis, owned by the Pinault family. Alongside Château Latour, the group’s portfolio already includes Eisele Vineyard estate in Napa Valley, Clos de Tart in Burgundy and Château-Grillet in the Rhône. Maison Jacquesson traces its history back to 1798 and has been owned by the Chiquet family ...

Rhône Valley Wine Tour with Matt Walls

We are excited to announce the first of Decanter’s Wine Experiences, a series of carefully curated wine trips hosted by our regional wine specialists. Each trip is a carefully tailored once-in-a-lifetime experience that will grant guests access to the best vineyards, restaurants and wine experts of the region.   Starting with a trip to the Rhône valley, Matt Walls will be hosting the first Decanter Wine Experience, imparting his knowledge of the region which he has honed over the years while rep ...

The word of the wine: Rancio

Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).