Château VirgileCostières-de-Nîmes Blanc
White wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Marsanne, the Roussanne and the Viognier.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc of the Château Virgile is in the top 60 of wines of Costières-de-Nîmes.
Taste structure of the Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc from the Château Virgile
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc of Château Virgile in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc
The Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc of Château Virgile matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of special' tagliatelle carbonara, penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche or bacon and warm goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château Virgile's Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Marsanne
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc from Château Virgile are 2017, 2016, 2018, 2015
Informations about the Château Virgile
The Château Virgile is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Bâtonnage
A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.
