The Château des Sources of Costières-de-Nîmes of Rhone Valley

Château des Sources
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the La Compagnie Rhodanienne.
It is ranked in the top 38 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Costières-de-Nîmes in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château des Sources 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.

Top Château des Sources wines

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

The top red wines of Château des Sources

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château des Sources

How Château des Sources wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château des Sources

On the nose the red wine of Château des Sources. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, butter or licorice and sometimes also flavors of pepper, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château des Sources

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5

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 pink wines of Château des Sources

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château des Sources

How Château des Sources wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork with mustard and honey, sardines with escabeche or flambéed prawns.

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Grand noir de la C

A cross between petit Bouschet and aramon obtained by Henri Bouschet in 1855. It should be noted that this grape variety is very similar to the piquepoul-bouschet (a cross between the piquepoul gris and the petit Bouschet) with which it should not be confused. Grand Noir de la Calmette is in the process of disappearing, and is still found only in the form of isolated strains in old vines in the south and southwest of France. - Synonymy: gros noir, sousao do Oeste, sumo tinto (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château des Sources

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 des Sources.

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.

News about Château des Sources and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the Mâcon terroir

In line with our previous videos « The Climats of Chablis seen from the sky » and « The vineyards of Bourgogne, seen from the sky » », the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the Union des Producteurs de Vins de Mâcon offer you a new stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. Established in 1937, this Régionale appellation is divided into three levels: – The first level is known as white, red or rosé Mâcon. The grapes used can come from all around the Mâconnais. – The second level is name ...

The word of the wine: Short

Said of a wine that leaves little trace in the mouth after tasting (also called "short in the mouth").