The Château Laval of Costières-de-Nîmes of Rhone Valley

Château Laval - Costières-de-Nîmes
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 34 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Costières-de-Nîmes in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château Laval is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Laval wines

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

The top red wines of Château Laval

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Laval

How Château Laval wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, marinated lamb chops or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Laval

On the nose the red wine of Château Laval. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Laval. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Laval

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Laval.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

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).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Laval

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 Laval.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Château Laval and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Downy mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.