Winery Famille Gourjon - Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'

Winery Famille Gourjon Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' of Winery Famille Gourjon is a red wine from the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' 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 Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' from the Winery Famille Gourjon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' of Winery Famille Gourjon in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Food and wine pairings with Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'

Pairings that work perfectly with Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'

Original food and wine pairings with Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'

The Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' of Winery Famille Gourjon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, sauté of lamb with curry or ramen (noodle) soup.

Details and technical informations about Winery Famille Gourjon's Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'.

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

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' - 2017
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' - 2016
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' - 2015
In the top 100 of of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Les Songes de Font Barrièle Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' from Winery Famille Gourjon are 2017, 2015, 2016

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 Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' in the region of Rhone Valley

The Winery Famille Gourjon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 35000 of of France wines
In the top 4000 of of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu'

The wine region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' is located in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Calendal or the Domaine Les Aphillanthes produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' are Mourvèdre, Marsanne and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 'Plan de Dieu' often reveals types of flavors of cream, star anise or almonds and sometimes also flavors of fig, dark fruit or cedar.


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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The word of the wine: Texture

In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.

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