The Château Mongin of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château Mongin - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1850 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Mongin is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Mongin wines

Looking for the best Château Mongin wines in Rhône méridional among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Mongin 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 Mongin wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Mongin

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Mongin

How Château Mongin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or poultry such as recipes of tajine of beef balls and merguez, north welsch or buns.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Mongin

In the mouth the red wine of Château Mongin. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Mongin

  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Château Mongin

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Mongin

How Château Mongin wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Mongin

  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Mongin.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cinsault

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Mongin

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Mongin.

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

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.

News about Château Mongin and wines from the region

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Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

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The word of the wine: Merrain

Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.