Top 100 wines of Minervois
Discover the top 100 best wines of Minervois of Minervois as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Minervois and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Mediterranean Languedoc reds (84% of output) north of the Canal du Midi. Signature Syrah with notes of blackberry, violet, black pepper and garrigue, blended with dense Mourvèdre, sunny Grenache (candied red fruits, spices) and old-vine Carignan (black fruits, dry herbs, firm tannins). Fleshy palate, freshness at altitude. Minervois-La Livinière cru at the top (1999), dense and age-worthy.
Also fresh rosés and minority whites. 4,400 ha of limestone, schist and sandstone soils.
Crisp, nervy dry whites with a pale golden colour, a taut palate and signature cutting acidity ("lip-stinger"), showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (hawthorn), green apple, Mediterranean herbs and saline marine notes. A perfect match with oysters and shellfish. The absolute star of Picpoul de Pinet AOC, Languedoc's great dry white. Indigenous French variety of the Languedoc, synonym of Piquepoul blanc.
wines from the region of Minervois go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, bites of cheese or my grandmother's macaroni gratin with gruyere cheese and smoked ham.
On the nose in the region of Minervois often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, vanilla or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or chocolate. In the mouth in the region of Minervois is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.