Discover the top 100 best white wines of Minervois of Minervois as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white 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.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
white wines from the region of Minervois go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of mascarpone/gorgonzola macaroni gratin, nanie's diced ham quiche or potato cakes.
On the nose in the region of Minervois often reveals types of flavors of green apple, minerality or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, black fruit or honey. In the mouth in the region of Minervois is a powerful.
