The Château de Lignane of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley

Château de Lignane - Cuvée Jean Côtes du Rhône Villages
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 3028 of the estates of Rhone Valley.
It is located in Rhône méridional in the region of Rhone Valley

The Château de Lignane is one of the best wineries to follow in Rhône méridional.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Rhône méridional to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Lignane wines

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

The top red wines of Château de Lignane

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Lignane

How Château de Lignane wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stewed beef heart, blanquette of lamb or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Lignane

On the nose the red wine of Château de Lignane. often reveals types of flavors of licorice, plum or cheese and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Lignane. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Lignane

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Mourvedre
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Rhône méridional

Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation in the Rhône Valley in eastern France. It applies to red, rosé and white wines, and includes more than 170 villages. The area follows the course of the Rhône southward for 125 miles (200 km) from Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône to Avignon. A small portion of the wines in the appellation are white wines.

However, the classic Côtes du Rhône wine is a blend of Fruity, medium-weight reds made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. The Côtes du Rhône appellation was introduced in November 1937. Its purpose was to give a general title to good quality Rhone wines from the lesser known and less prestigious wine producing areas of the valley. Côtes du Rhône The landscape of the Côtes du Rhône.

The top white wines of Château de Lignane

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Lignane

How Château de Lignane 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 melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, sublime salmon (stuffed salmon) or savoury endive puff pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Lignane

In the mouth the white wine of Château de Lignane. is a powerful.

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Lignane

Planning a wine route in the of Rhône méridional? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Lignane.

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 de Lignane and wines from the region

Last Places Remaining: Rhône Tour With Matt Walls

The week-long trip into one of France’s most exciting appellations with closed-door access to some of the most revered vineyards and their cellars will be going ahead this June. Walls has curated a trip to highlight the very best the Rhône has to offer – a 360 trip that encompasses great food, delicious wine, sightseeing and downtime – where he’ll be imparting his expert knowledge of the region, honed over the years.  Download trip brochure Trip Highlights Include:   Meeting some of the greatest ...

Californian Pinot Noir pioneer Josh Jensen passes away

Josh Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast.  Leading wine critic Robert Parker Jr once described Calera – the company that Jensen founded in 1971 – as ‘California’s Romanée-Conti.’ Jensen completed undergraduate studies at Yale, but his love of fine wine blossomed while completing an MA in social anthropology at Oxford University in the UK. He was a key member of the rowing crew at both universities, but he still found time to devel ...

Walls: Tavel and its unexpected revolution

When asked which is the most exciting appellation in the Rhône, there’s one that currently springs to mind before all others: Tavel. I have to be honest with you: I don’t buy much rosé. So, given that Tavel is, according to The Oxford Companion to Wine, ‘one of France’s few all-rosé appellations,’ my response might be unexpected. The Oxford Companion is technically correct, of course – the wines made here are paler than a typical red wine. But compared to other rosés, that’s where the comparison ...

The word of the wine: De-vatting

Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.