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Our
favourite Cote du Rhone wines:
Côtes
du Vivrais 2001 white was particularly popular with the ladies.
Purchased from a co-operative in Orgnac l’Aven, heading on the D176
towards Barjac. Great value at just 2.4 Euros a bottle.
Château de Boussargues, Nectar de Chantal – beautiful
sweet white dessert wine, perfumed with herbs and flowers. A speciality of this vineyard (see below).
As well as Gigondas , we would also recommend Vacqueras, Lirac and
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Visits to Vineyards, museums etc:
We’re
not aware of any wine museums in this area although there are some
excellent wine festivals held during the summer months. Worth
checking out is the festival at Vacqueyras.
One
of the attractions of the Rhone valley is that so many vineyards welcome
visitors. The following come recommended based on either our
experience or that of our friends:
Château
de Boussargues-Colombier 30 Sabran 04 66 89 32 20
Fantastic
setting, gracious and welcoming owner. And the wine is quite
pleasant too, especially the Nectar de Chantal which is a speciality of
this vineyard.
Domaine
D'Andezon.
Cave des Vignerons d'Estézargues 30 Estézargues Tel 04 66 57 03
64
Try the 1995!
Château de Bastet.
EARL Bastet Château de Bastet 30 Sabran Tel 04 66 89 69 14
Special
selection is 1996
Domaine
de BelleFeuille
30200 Venejan
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Chateauneuf du Pape:
The
village
itself (10km north of Avignon) is worth a visit, however we wouldn’t
recommend purchasing wine in the village as the majority of the wine
vendors seem to be there waiting for the tourists and you’ll find much
better pricing and personal service if you can find a vineyard that is
open to visitors. We recommend to try the Château des Fines Roches –
easy to find on the D17 from Sorgues to Chateauneuf, about 10km north of
Avignon. Very friendly welcome, impressive location and
interesting cave.
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