The Château Mourgues du Grès of Costières-de-Nîmes of Rhone Valley

Château Mourgues du Grès
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Costières-de-Nîmes in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château Mourgues du Grès is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Mourgues du Grès wines

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

The top white wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Mourgues du Grès

How Château Mourgues du Grès 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 stuffed tomatoes, grilled sardine fillets or high savoyard chicken !.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

On the nose the white wine of Château Mourgues du Grès. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Mourgues du Grès. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Mourgues du Grès.

  • Viognier
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Marsanne
  • Petit Manseng

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 Mourgues du Grès

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Mourgues du Grès

How Château Mourgues du Grès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of home-made white pudding, sea bream or three ways to prepare chinese noodles.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

On the nose the pink wine of Château Mourgues du Grès. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, grapefruit or citrus. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Mourgues du Grès. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

  • 2013With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Mourgues du Grès.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Carignan

Discover the grape variety: Marsanne

Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.

The top red wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Mourgues du Grès

How Château Mourgues du Grès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef casserole, pizza queen with merguez or rabbit in sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

On the nose the red wine of Château Mourgues du Grès. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of Château Mourgues du Grès. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Mourgues du Grès

  • 2022With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Mourgues du Grès.

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

The word of the wine: Net

Said of a frank wine with well-defined characteristics.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Mourgues du Grès

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 Mourgues du Grès.

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.

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