The Domaine du Prince is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine du Prince wines in Costières-de-Nîmes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Prince 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 du Prince wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine du Prince 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 beef tagine with vegetables, lemon and tuna risotto or truffle from auvergne.
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).
How Domaine du Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, pan bagnat or mi sao.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
How Domaine du Prince wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of polish goulash, leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or duck legs with green olives.
On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Prince. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Domaine du Prince. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.
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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.
