The wine region of Aveyron is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Nicolas Carmarans or the Domaine Nicolas Carmarans produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Aveyron are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chenin blanc and Fer-servadou, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Aveyron often reveals types of flavors of cranberry, leather or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or vegetal.
We currently count 16 estates and châteaux in the of Aveyron, producing 30 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Aveyron go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.
Acker announced in September that it had sold a six-litre bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s (DRC) ‘Romanée-Conti’ 2002 at a Hong Kong auction for nearly HK$3.1m (US$398,400). However, it’s understood that the sale of the bottle was subsequently cancelled. Doubts about the wine’s authenticity have been raised by lawyer and wine fraud expert Don Cornwell on the Wine Beserkers website. He also expressed concerns about another wine, a six-litre bottle of DRC Romanée-Conti 2000, which was origi ...
Château Latour 2014 was released this morning (15 March), making it the youngest Latour grand vin on the market and the third to be released since the first growth estate left the Bordeaux en primeur system in 2012. Farr Vintners was selling Latour 2014 at £4,950 per 12-bottle case, with six magnums offered at £4,980. Bordeaux Index was offering the wine in six-bottle cases at £2,475 in bond. Analyst group Wine Lister said the wine had been released at €430 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, up 18% on the ...
Ministers have said plans to link duty tax more closely to alcohol levels (abv) from February 2023 will create a simpler and fairer system, but UK wine trade leaders have called for a government rethink. The issue is coming to a head as a government-led consultation period nears its 30 January deadline. While plans to abolish the premium tax rate on sparkling wine have been widely welcomed, the new system would see duty increase on some still and fortified wines. This could lead to price rises, ...
