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 beef kidney, lamb shoulder confit or stuffed rabbit in the oven.
On the nose the red wine of Château Virgile. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of black fruits, stone or earth. 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 north welsch, quebec style barbecued salmon or seafood pastilla.
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.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
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 chicken drumstick with bacon, tuna omelette or fondue savoyarde style.
In the mouth the white wine of Château Virgile. is a powerful.
Characteristic of a thick and heavy wine with sticky tannins.
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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.
