Discover the top 100 best red wines of Minervois of Minervois as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red 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.
Light and elegant whites and reds depending on the variant, with a lightly coloured robe, silky tannins and an airy palate with preserved acidity, featuring delicate aromas of citrus, white flowers and airy Mediterranean red fruits. Now rare, it survives in a few heritage plots in the Languedoc and is the subject of replanting programmes. French autochthonous grape from the Languedoc, with Gallo-Roman traces, in white, black, grey and pink variants.
red wines from the region of Minervois go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, veal cutlets with savoy tomme or spaghetti with salmon.
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.
