The Domaine Castan of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Domaine Castan
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Domaine Castan is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Castan wines

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

The top red wines of Domaine Castan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Castan

How Domaine Castan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, lamb tagine with apricots or duck pot au feu.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine Castan

On the nose the red wine of Domaine Castan. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine Castan. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Castan

  • 2013With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Castan.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Castan

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 Domaine Castan.

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.

News about Domaine Castan and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Interknot

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).