Winery Famille Gourjon - Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes

Winery Famille GourjonChâteau Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes

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The Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes of Winery Famille Gourjon is a red wine from the region of Costières-de-Nîmes of Rhone Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes from the Winery Famille Gourjon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes of Winery Famille Gourjon in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes of Winery Famille Gourjon in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Food and wine pairings with Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes

Pairings that work perfectly with Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes

Original food and wine pairings with Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes

The Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes of Winery Famille Gourjon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

Details and technical informations about Winery Famille Gourjon's Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gamay blanc

Gamay noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 medium size. The Gamay noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Savoie & Bugey, Rhône Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Jura, Champagne, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes - 2018
In the top 100 of of Costières-de-Nîmes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes - 2017
In the top 100 of of Costières-de-Nîmes wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes - 2016
In the top 100 of of Costières-de-Nîmes wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes - 2015
In the top 100 of of Costières-de-Nîmes wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes - 2013
In the top 100 of of Costières-de-Nîmes wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes - 2012
In the top 100 of of Costières-de-Nîmes wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Château Font Barrièle Les Origines Costières-de-Nîmes from Winery Famille Gourjon are 2012, 2018, 2013, 2016 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Famille Gourjon

The winery offers 37 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Costières-de-Nîmes in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Famille Gourjon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 15000 of of France wines
In the top 2000 of of Costières-de-Nîmes wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

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.

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A pleasant scent most commonly associated with the world of flowers.

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