The Château l'Ermitage of Costières-de-Nîmes of Rhone Valley

Château l'Ermitage
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Costières-de-Nîmes in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château l'Ermitage is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château l'Ermitage wines

Looking for the best Château l'Ermitage wines in Costières-de-Nîmes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château l'Ermitage 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 Château l'Ermitage wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château l'Ermitage

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château l'Ermitage

How Château l'Ermitage 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 country cabbage, tuna sandwich or farfalle à la montagnarde.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château l'Ermitage

On the nose the white wine of Château l'Ermitage. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, vanilla or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château l'Ermitage. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château l'Ermitage

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château l'Ermitage.

  • Roussanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Viognier

Discovering 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.

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).

The top red wines of Château l'Ermitage

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château l'Ermitage

How Château l'Ermitage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan) or duck breast with honey, potato and onion with garlic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château l'Ermitage

On the nose the red wine of Château l'Ermitage. often reveals types of flavors of peach, lime or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of pear, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château l'Ermitage. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château l'Ermitage

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château l'Ermitage.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château l'Ermitage

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château l'Ermitage

How Château l'Ermitage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, salmon with sorrel or fish paella.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château l'Ermitage

On the nose the pink wine of Château l'Ermitage. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or cream and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the pink wine of Château l'Ermitage. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château l'Ermitage

  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château l'Ermitage.

  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Viscosity

Consistency of wine reminiscent of the tactile sensation of sugar syrup with varying degrees of fluidity, due to the alcohol and natural sugar in the grapes present in sweet wines. In excess, this sensation can make the wine pasty and heavy. To the eye, viscosity is referred to as tears.

The top sweet wines of Château l'Ermitage

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château l'Ermitage

How Château l'Ermitage wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, mature and hard cheese or spicy food such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, truffle with saint-nectaire cheese or tunisian pasta.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château l'Ermitage

On the nose the sweet wine of Château l'Ermitage. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château l'Ermitage

  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château l'Ermitage.

  • Grenache
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Muscatel

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château l'Ermitage

Planning a wine route in the of Costières-de-Nîmes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château l'Ermitage.

Discover the grape variety: Muscatel