Château Saint AlbanCostières de Nîmes Rosé
Pink wine
In the mouth this pink wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Taste structure of the Costières de Nîmes Rosé from the Château Saint Alban
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Costières de Nîmes Rosé of Château Saint Alban in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Costières de Nîmes Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Costières de Nîmes Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Costières de Nîmes Rosé
The Costières de Nîmes Rosé of Château Saint Alban matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of the real vegetables stuffed in the provençal way, salmon and leek gratin or marinated mussels with maroilles.
Details and technical informations about Château Saint Alban's Costières de Nîmes Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul
Piquepoul noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. Piquepoul noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Costières de Nîmes Rosé from Château Saint Alban are 2014, 2016, 2017, 2011 and 2018.
Informations about the Château Saint Alban
The Château Saint Alban is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Rhone Valley
The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
