Château VirgileCostières de Nîmes Rosé
Pink wine
In the mouth this pink wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Costières de Nîmes Rosé of the Château Virgile is in the top 10 of wines of Costières-de-Nîmes.
Taste structure of the Costières de Nîmes Rosé from the Château Virgile
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Costières de Nîmes Rosé of Château Virgile in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Costières de Nîmes Rosé
Pairings that work perfectly with Costières de Nîmes Rosé
Original food and wine pairings with Costières de Nîmes Rosé
The Costières de Nîmes Rosé of Château Virgile matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of andouillette with mustard sauce, quebec style barbecued salmon or mussels with cream.
Details and technical informations about Château Virgile's Costières de Nîmes Rosé.
Discover the grape variety: Chancellor
Cross between 5163 Seibel (2 Gaillard x 2510 Seibel) and 880 Seibel (28112 Couderc x 2003 Seibel) obtained by Albert Seibel (1844-1936). It was the first direct-producing hybrid cultivated in France and has now practically disappeared. It can still be found in a few old vines in the form of isolated strains. It can be found in the United States (New York, etc.) and in Canada, where it is part of the grape varieties grown on a large number of vineyards.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Costières de Nîmes Rosé from Château Virgile are 2018, 2014, 2017, 2016 and 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: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
