The Château du Bois de la Garde of Côtes-du-Rhône of Rhone Valley

Château du Bois de la Garde
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Mousset-Barrot.
It is ranked in the top 193 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Côtes-du-Rhône in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château du Bois de la Garde is one of the best wineries to follow in Côtes-du-Rhône.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Côtes-du-Rhône to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Bois de la Garde wines

Looking for the best Château du Bois de la Garde wines in Côtes-du-Rhône among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Bois de la Garde 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 du Bois de la Garde wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château du Bois de la Garde

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château du Bois de la Garde

How Château du Bois de la Garde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or poultry such as recipes of hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins, shrimp with garlic and orange or okonomiyaki or japanese 'pancake.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château du Bois de la Garde.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Clairette
  • Bourboulenc

Discovering the wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Beaucastel or the Chateau de Fonsalette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône are Mourvèdre, Viognier and Marsanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red plum or sour cherry and sometimes also flavors of truffle, juniper or clove.

In the mouth of Côtes-du-Rhône is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 1765 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes-du-Rhône, producing 4241 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes-du-Rhône go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese.

The top pink wines of Château du Bois de la Garde

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château du Bois de la Garde

How Château du Bois de la Garde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pork chops with curry and honey, irish tartiflette or cuttlefish rust from my grandmother in sète.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château du Bois de la Garde

  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château du Bois de la Garde.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Counoise

Counoise is a black grape variety of Spanish origin. It is widely cultivated in the southern part of France. It is very similar to the aubun, with which it is often confused, and has a white cottony bud. Unlike the aubun, the leaves of this variety do not have teeth in the petiolar sinus. They are thick and large. Its bunches are medium-sized but its berries are large. It is advisable to prune it short so that it is productive. It matures in the second half of the year, but production depends on the vintage. This grape variety appreciates hillside terroirs, which are stony and warm. It fears grey rot without being sensitive to oidium and mildew. Counoise has two approved clones, 508 and 725. The wine obtained from Counoise is not very colourful. It is fine and fruity. Its aromas are diversified with notes of fruit, flowers and spices.

The top red wines of Château du Bois de la Garde

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Bois de la Garde

How Château du Bois de la Garde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., oven-baked lamb stew or wild boar bourguignon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Bois de la Garde

On the nose the red wine of Château du Bois de la Garde. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Bois de la Garde. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Bois de la Garde

  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château du Bois de la Garde.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan
  • Cinsault
  • Counoise

The word of the wine: Magnum

Bottle with a capacity of 1.5 litres.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château du Bois de la Garde

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes-du-Rhône? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château du Bois de la Garde.

Discover the grape variety: Clairette

Clairette rosé is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape used for wine making. However, it can also be found on our tables! Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by medium to large bunches of grapes of medium size. Clairette rosé can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château du Bois de la Garde and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Walls: Celebrating 50 years of Gigondas

When I have some time to myself in the southern Rhône, my favourite place to relax is the peaceful village of Gigondas. I had even more reason to visit this June, as the growers’ syndicate was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the appellation. Over a meal at Domaine du Clos des Tourelles, we had the opportunity to taste wines spanning five decades, including a remarkable 1971 that was still very much alive and kicking. Gigondas has long been recognised as an exceptional site for winemaking, bu ...

Walls: top northern Rhône reds under £30

In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...

The word of the wine: Magnum

Bottle with a capacity of 1.5 litres.

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