The Château Virgile is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Costières-de-Nîmes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Virgile wines in Costières-de-Nîmes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Virgile 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 Virgile wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Virgile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of burger roll, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or ramen (noodle) soup.
On the nose the red wine of Château Virgile. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of non oak, fig or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Château Virgile. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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).
How Château Virgile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or cuttlefish in parsley sauce.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Virgile. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Virgile. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Marsanne is a white grape variety that originated in Montélimar in the Drôme, several centuries ago. Marsanne is also found in Cassis, Savoie, Languedoc-Roussillon and Saint-Péray in the Ardèche, where it produces remarkable sparkling wines. The warm, sunny climate of the Rhone Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence, as well as the dry, stony soil, are ideal conditions for its development. Its bunches are quite large and provide small, juicy berries that are sensitive to grey rot and strong winds. These two grape varieties complement each other perfectly: together they give light wines with little acidity, aromas of yellow fruit, white fruit and flowers with notes of honey and liquorice. This is for example what the appellations Saint-Péray, Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône, Corbières, or Cassis express... which represent about 700 hectares.
How Château Virgile 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 texas style ribs / loin ribs, barbecued mackerel papillotes or savoyard fondue with biscantin (cider).
In the mouth the white wine of Château Virgile. is a powerful.
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
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 Virgile.
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.
Colin Hay, a professor of political economy with a special interest in the Place de Bordeaux, considers the different ways of approaching en primeur purchasing, ahead of this year’s 2021 campaign. Buying en primeur wines is a rather strange and, arguably, arcane system of buying and selling in which the consumer purchases the wine typically in the early summer following the vintage even though it will not be bottled and delivered for a further 12-18 months. It is, in effect, a futures mark ...
We are excited to announce the first of Decanter’s Wine Experiences, a series of carefully curated wine trips hosted by our regional wine specialists. Each trip is a carefully tailored once-in-a-lifetime experience that will grant guests access to the best vineyards, restaurants and wine experts of the region. Starting with a trip to the Rhône valley, Matt Walls will be hosting the first Decanter Wine Experience, imparting his knowledge of the region which he has honed over the years while rep ...
The Gérard Basset Foundation has partnered with Artémis Domaines to offer The Golden Vines Victims of Conflict Scholarships. Artémis Domaines is the owner of famed estates Château Latour (Bordeaux), Clos de Tart (Burgundy), Domaine d’Eugénie (Burgundy), Château Grillet (Rhône) and Eisele Vineyard (California). The scholarships will ‘support qualified wine industry professionals who are victims of war and geopolitical conflict’, said the group. Successful scholars will be offered six months of vi ...
American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.
