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Winery | Domaine Chante Cigale |
|---|---|
Grapes | Shiraz/Syrah, Grenache, Carignan |
Region | Côtes-du-Rhône |
Wine style | Southern Rhône Red |
Alcohol content | 14.5% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | It is a deep, soft, sultry Cotes du Rhone from a producer much better-known for its excellent and reasonably priced Chateauneuf. It's 70% Grenache, 20% Carignane, and 10% Syrah. It's on the lower-toned, chocolatey end of the scale. Appearance: Red intense, black cherry colour.Nose: Black fruits, spicy power and mineral.Palate: Concentrated with blackcurrant fruit. Weighty and soft in the mouth, it's very full-bodied, low in acidity, and shows loads of chocolatey, minerally flavours. Lengthy finish.Food: Great roast lamb.Cellaring: Up to 10 years. |
The Southern Rhône is situated in a large, sprawling valley, shaped by the course of the Rhône River. A Mediterranean climate makes the Southern Rhône Valley one of the warmest wine growing regions in France.
Grape varieties that thrive in the region are well-suited to the hot, humid summers, and Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre are by far the most common plantings.
The vast majority of Rhône wine...
