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.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
red wines from the region of Minervois go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef goulash, pasta with chicken or sarthe pot.
On the nose in the region of Minervois often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth in the region of Minervois is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
