Winery Grandes Costes - La Ruche

Winery Grandes CostesLa Ruche

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The La Ruche of Winery Grandes Costes is a red wine from the region of Pic-Saint-Loup of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.

Taste structure of the La Ruche from the Winery Grandes Costes

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Ruche of Winery Grandes Costes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

On the nose the La Ruche of Winery Grandes Costes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Grandes Costes's La Ruche.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Moscatel rosado

It is said to be a cross between the diagalves and the Muscat of Alexandria obtained in Portugal. It can be found in Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, certainly because of its late maturity.

Last vintages of this wine

La Ruche - 2016
In the top 100 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines
Average rating: 3.911110
La Ruche - 2015
In the top 100 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
La Ruche - 2014
In the top 100 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of La Ruche from Winery Grandes Costes are 2016, 2015, 2014

Informations about the Winery Grandes Costes

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pic-Saint-Loup in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Grandes Costes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Pic-Saint-Loup to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 60000 of of France wines
In the top 6500 of of Pic-Saint-Loup wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup

The wine region of Pic-Saint-Loup is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup or the Domaine de Villeneuve produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pic-Saint-Loup are Mourvèdre, Roussanne and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pic-Saint-Loup often reveals types of flavors of earth, straw or apricot and sometimes also flavors of peach, dark chocolate or anise.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The word of the wine: Mineral

Taste reminiscent of gunflint, chalk and many nuances of the mineral world, and reinforcing, especially in white wines, the notion of freshness and the sappy character.

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