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The wines > Costières de Nîmes

• CHÂTEAU AMPHOUX
  

  LVT 2008 wh rosé 2006 r An old Beauvoisin family. Between 1981 and 1997 it was managed by an employed worker. Alain Giran did wine studies at Avignon, and his first bottling was 1997 (when he was 32). Good wine here.

• CHÂTEAU DE NAGES
  

  LVT 2006 r wh A long-time leading domaine at Costières. The whites, made around Roussanne, have always been very good, while the Syrah Joseph Torres is very accomplished. The talented, energetic Michel Gassier also owns the 30-hectare Domaine de Molines which makes vin de pays d`Oc under the title Terres de Molines.

• CHÂTEAU D`OR ET DE GUEULES
  

  LVT 2008 r A lively estate formed in 1998, with a wonderful Mourvèdre wine

• CHÂTEAU GRANDE CASSAGNE
  

  LVT 2006 r wh rosé Solid quality reds

• CHÂTEAU LA TOUR DE BÉRAUD
  

  LVT 2006 r Part of the Château Mourgues du Gres family estate – a successful Costières for some years now.

• CHÂTEAU LAMARGUE
  

  LVT 2008 r One of the better names

• CHÂTEAU L`ERMITAGE
  

  LVT 2009 r Progressive name, one to watch. Cleanly made wines.

• CHÂTEAU MAS NEUF
  

  LVT 2007 r Bought in 2001 by a group of investors. There is a strong Bordeaux connection - use of Cru Classé casks for the raising, and links with Bordeaux winemakers.

• CHÂTEAU MOURGUES DU GRÈS
  

  LVT 2007 r One of the leaders at Costières, whose wines, notably the rosés, are always full of fruit.

• CHÂTEAU ROUBAUD
  

  LVT 2007 r 2010 rosé Good, bright fruit in these wines, a 5th generation estate

• CHÂTEAU SAINT LOUIS LA PERDRIX
  

  LVT 2009 r 2010 wh Safe quality

• DOMAINE DES CANTARELLES, CHÂTEAU DES SOURCES
  

  LVT 2010 r

• DOMAINE GALUS
  

  LVT 2006 r

• LES VIGNERONS CREATEURS
  

  LVT 2010 r wh A reflection of the struggle of many large scale Co-operatives unable to sell their wines. This was created in 2009 through the fusion of the Caves Co-operatives of Bellegarde, Jonquières Saint Vincent, Manduel and Saint Gilles, all in the West bank Gard: 1,300 hectares and 160 Co-operateurs. A lot of different reds; some are supple and provide easy drinking, such as the Saint Dominique (2010 is w.o.w.).

• MAS CARLOT, CHÂTEAU PAUL BLANC
  

  LVT 2010 r 2008 wh rosé Very dependable, good quality source of aperitif whites (note the Clairette de Bellegarde), rosés and structured, fruity reds. The grandfather of Nathalie Blanc founded the famous Parisian night-time restaurant (at least that is how I have always used it, even in morning time) Le Pied de Cochon, near the Market of Les Halles.

• MAS DES BRESSADES
  

  LVT 2006 Very good, drinkable wines