The Château Terre Forte of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château Terre Forte
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2752 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Terre Forte is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Terre Forte wines

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

The top white wines of Château Terre Forte

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Terre Forte

How Château Terre Forte 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 round zucchini, pasta salad with surimi or ramen burger.

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

  • Viognier
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Bourboulenc
  • Picpoul Blanc

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 red wines of Château Terre Forte

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Terre Forte

How Château Terre Forte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef strogonoff, lamb with masalé sauce and rice or lobster tail armorican style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Terre Forte

On the nose the red wine of Château Terre Forte. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Terre Forte. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Terre Forte

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is mainly grown in the southern part of France. It is a white grape variety that ripens quite late. It can only be harvested around 25 September and for an average of only one month. Bourboulenc is particularly fond of low-lying, but at the same time warm and dry locations. The aroma of this grape variety is not very pronounced, but it has a certain exotic fruit and floral aroma such as broom. The result is a low alcohol wine with subtle and fleeting aromas. Blanquette, bourboulanc, bourboulenque, doucillon, clairette dorée and clairette blanche are all names that can designate bourboulenc. This grape variety is very sensitive to diseases common to all vine plants such as magnesium deficiency, mildew and oidium. Bourboulenc can be used as a table grape. Most French people keep the bunches until Christmas in order to present them on the festive table as desserts.

The top pink wines of Château Terre Forte

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Terre Forte

How Château Terre Forte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of ideas for savoury pancake toppings, leek and tuna pie or mussels with white wine and tomato.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Terre Forte.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Concentrate

Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Terre Forte

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 Terre Forte.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.