Posts Tagged ‘ Chateauneuf du pape ’

Carignan (佳丽酿)

May 6th, 2008 | By Daniel | Category: Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

Carignan

Wine Style:
None.
Flavors:

Origin:
Rhone in France
Found:
France, Spain, Italy and California
It’s also known as Carinena and Mazuelo in Spain, Gragnano in Italy, Carignane in California.
The berries are bluish-black, round and fairly large, with fairly thick, astringent skins. They hang in large, rather compact clusters that are short-stemmed, difficult to harvest, and susceptible to grape worms. They […]



Châteauneuf-du-Pape (夏都懦夫·第·巴泼)

May 6th, 2008 | By Daniel | Category: Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

Châteauneuf-du-Pape
(Blend)

Wine Style:
Often big, rich, full-bodied with spicy and raspberries flavors with capability for 5 to 20 bottle aging.
Flavors:

Origin:
Rhone Valley in France
Found:
California, Australia, and France
The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the […]



Cinsaut / Cinsault (神索)

May 6th, 2008 | By Daniel | Category: Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

Cinsaut / Cinsault

Wine Style:
This grape is usually blended in Châteauneuf du Pape to fruit flavors and tone down Carignan’s tannins. It’s known to be low in tannins, with a perfumed nose, medium-bodied with supple texture.
Flavors:

Origin:
Southern France
Found:
France, and South Africa
This is a light-skinned grape variety for red wine that withstands drought very well. […]



Grenache/Garnacha (格连纳什, 加尔纳什)

May 6th, 2008 | By Daniel | Category: Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

Grenache/Garnacha

Wine Style:
This is a sweet grape which is rich in alcohol, fruity, spicy, medium-bodied wine and often blended with other grapes.
Flavors:

Origin:
France
Found:
Rhone in France, Spain, and Australia
This is a strong grape which withstands extreme heat and warm climate well. It has a thin skin, little pigment and ripens slowly with a high level […]



Roussanne (瑚珊)

May 5th, 2008 | By Daniel | Category: Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

Roussanne

Wine Style:
Mainly serves as a blending partner. The wines are full of aroma, fruity, sometimes with some herbs and can age well.
Flavors:

Origin:
Loire Valley and Southern Rhone in France
Found:
France and California
This classic grape varietal is famous for the white blends of Hermitage, St. Joseph and St. Péray. Currently this grape is losing ground to […]



Southern Rhone Blends (法國南部羅納)

May 5th, 2008 | By Daniel | Category: Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

Southern Rhone Blends

Wine Style:
Full-bodied reds which are rich warm and have spicy, raspberry flavors. Their whites are usually crisp with good fruit flavors and enjoyment.
Flavors:
Reds:

Whites:

Origin:
The appellation of Chateauneuf du Pape in Southern Rhone, France
Found:
Australia, Southern France, and United States
Red Rhone Blends: The vast majority of wines from […]



Pierre Perrin (Château de Beaucastel)

Apr 23rd, 2008 | By Daniel | Category: Behind The Bottle

Pierre Perrin (Chateau de Beaucastel)

To many French Rhone lovers, Château de Beaucastel enjoys an almost legendary reputation as one of the great estates in Châteauneuf du Pape. It is owned by the Perrin family.Our overall impression was Beaucastel wines are made definitely with good quality, they have personality and a sense of place, something […]