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Chateau Grande Cassagne Les Rameaux Rouge 2009
Chateau Grande Cassagne Les Rameaux Rouge 2009
Bottle Price: £8.95
Case Price: £102
- Country: France
- Region: Rhone-Alpes
- Grape Variety: Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
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The rich, full-bodied flavors expected from Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Deep color and a spicy character, with a heady bouquet and lasting finish. Garrigue (the scent of sun-roasted herbs prevalent in the South of France) abound and dark fruits are found in this lovely wine's aroma. The wine is velvety-textured, with loads of blackberries and dark cherry/chocolate coco flavours of a medium-bodied wine reveals loads of depth as well as a concentrated fruit.
Chateau Grande Cassagne - Costieres de Nimes, Languedoc
The Dardé brothers have made their reputation through the production and marketing of their excellent rosé, but it was their beautifully constructed white and red cuvees that really caught our eye.
With its unprepossessing location on the flat Eastern outskirts of Nimes, windswept by the seemingly unceasing Mistral wind, the domaine is not very alluring, and it is not until the wines hit your palate that the love affair begins. Depth of flavours combined with a silky, freshness that is evident in all their wines showing true craftsmanship at work and a great introduction to the wines of the region.
The southern Rhône sub-region has a more Mediterranean climate with milder winters and hot summers. Drought can be a problem in the area, but limited irrigation is permitted. The differing terroirs, together with the rugged landscape which partly protects the valleys from the Mistral, produce microclimates which give rise to a wide diversity of wines. A feature of the cultivation of the region is the use of large pebbles around the bases of the vines to absorb the heat of the sun during the day to keep the vines warm at night when, due to the cloudless skies, there is often a significant drop in temperature.rs in the large New World wine market.
Costières de Nîmes is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for wines that are produced in an area between the ancient city of Nîmes and the western Rhône delta, in the French department of the Gard. Formerly part of the Languedoc region of France, as the wines more resemble those of the Rhône valley in character than of the Languedoc, it is now part of the Rhone wine area and administered by the Rhône Wine committee which has its headquarters in Avignon.
Formerly known as Costières du Gard, a VDQS, the wine achieved AOC status in 1986 and was renamed Costières de Nîmes 1989. In 1998 the growers' organization (the syndicate) requested that the appellation should be attached to the Rhône wine region as their wines are more reflective of the typical characteristics of Rhône wines than of the Languedoc region to which the area geographically belongs.
The Costières de Nîmes produce mostly red wines, from Syrah and Mourvèdre together 20%, Grenache minimum of 25%, Carignan maximum 40%, Cinsault, maximum 40%. They are closer in style to Rhône wine than Languedoc wine and generally they are elegant, well balanced, lightly structured, with aromas of red fruit, blackberry, prune and black cherry. Some of the wines are rounder, more generous, with a higher level of tannins. The reds account for approximately 59% of the total production.
White wines account for about 4% of the AOC production. A small amount, approximately 5% of the total, of white wine is made from the Bourboulenc, Clairette Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Maccabéo, Rolle, Roussanne and Ugni Blanc. The whites must be blended from a minimum of two varieties. Ugni Blanc will be discontinued from the AOC with effect from and including the harvest of 2010. The whites are well balanced with aromas of flower and fruit, citrus, and occasionally apple and pear.
They can be consumed alone or as an accompaniment to seafood and grilled fish.
Some rosé is made as a by-product from the production of red wines, with the same permitted percentages of grape varieties, with a possible maximum of 10% of white grapes from the allowed varieties for the white wines. These are light and dry, traditionally well balanced and delicate. A wine for leisure as well as for the strict of meals of white meats and poultry, they are often drunk chilled, are refreshing, and can be consumed at any time of the day. Locally, it is often taken with light meals of salads, pasta, and pizza. Rosé accounts for approximately 37% of the total production.
The minimum decreed alcohol content for all three colours is 11%.
