The Winery Clos des Boutes of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Winery Clos des Boutes - Cap du Nord
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2419 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Winery Clos des Boutes is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Clos des Boutes wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Clos des Boutes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Clos des Boutes

How Winery Clos des Boutes 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 pork roll with mustard, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or 3 men pizza with ravioli.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Clos des Boutes

  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Clos des Boutes.

  • Clairette
  • 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 red wines of Winery Clos des Boutes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Clos des Boutes

How Winery Clos des Boutes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, lamb chops with lemon and herbs or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Clos des Boutes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Clos des Boutes. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Clos des Boutes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Clos des Boutes

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.37/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Clos des Boutes.

  • Carignan
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

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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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 Winery Clos des Boutes and wines from the region

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Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

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Walls and Barnes reach André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards shortlist

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The word of the wine: Trader-Handler

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