Winery Alain GeoffroySélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan of Winery Alain Geoffroy in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of plum, black fruits or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Sélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Sélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Sélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan
The Sélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan of Winery Alain Geoffroy matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style or shrimp in coconut milk curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Geoffroy's Sélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Fogoneu
This grape variety is native to the Balearic Islands (Spain), more precisely to the island of Mayorque, and has been cultivated for a very long time. It is believed to be the result of a natural cross between the escursac or excursach and the mansés (or mancès) de capdell. DNA analyses show that the Fogoneu Mallorqui is not related to any other variety and that the Fogoneu is a direct descendant of the Callet. It can be found in Argentina, Spain and Italy, but is little known in France, although it should be interesting for the production of original rosé wines that are always very pleasant to drink.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sélection Vieilles Vignes Carignan from Winery Alain Geoffroy are 2015, 2017, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Alain Geoffroy
The Winery Alain Geoffroy is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Vin de Pays (VDP), the French national equivalent of PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) at the European level, is a quality category of French wines, positioned between Vin de Table (VDT) and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). This layer of the French appellation system was initially introduced in September 1968 by the INAO, the official appellation authority. It underwent several early revisions in the 1970s, followed by substantial changes in September 2000 and again in 2009, when all existing VDT titles were automatically registered with the European Union as PGI. Producers retain the choice of using either the VDP or PGI titles on their labels, or both - in the form "IGP-Vin de Pays".
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
The word of the wine: Clos
Plot of vines surrounded by walls. Many Burgundian climates are clos.
