Winery Saint-BénézetLa Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah
Red wine
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 La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah from the Winery Saint-Bénézet
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah of Winery Saint-Bénézet in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah
Pairings that work perfectly with La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah
Original food and wine pairings with La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah
The La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah of Winery Saint-Bénézet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, lamb stew with melting peppers or duck breast with apples.
Details and technical informations about Winery Saint-Bénézet's La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah.
Discover the grape variety: Barbera noire
This variety has been cultivated for a very long time in Italy - currently in second place - and is very well known in Piedmont. It is, however, little known in France and is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. It is not related to the white barbera, which also comes from the same country and region. It should be noted that other Italian grape varieties, mainly black, bear the name barbera, which should not be confused with the black Barbera that can also be found in Eastern Europe, South Africa and America.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Grande Roue Costières-de-Nîmes Syrah from Winery Saint-Bénézet are 2012
Informations about the Winery Saint-Bénézet
The Winery Saint-Bénézet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
