Winery Alain GrignonLes Crouzes Old Vines Carignan
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan from the Winery Alain Grignon
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan of Winery Alain Grignon in the region of Pays d'Oc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan of Winery Alain Grignon in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan
The Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan of Winery Alain Grignon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef kidney, rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes or filet mignon of veal with cider.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alain Grignon's Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc 4401
An interspecific cross made in 1884 by Georges Couderc (1850-1928) between chasselas rose and rupestris. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied much more in the south-west of France and in the Loire Valley, and in some cases was even used as rootstock. François Baco (1865-1947) and Vincent Malègue (1830-1915) also used it as a progenitor. - Synonymy: red bird, tank, Terray hybrid, malafosse, oazo rukh, sakhotin (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!). - Description: small to medium-sized bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, more or less compact, sometimes with small green berries, medium-sized stalks remaining green when ripe; small, spherical berries, beautiful bluish-black skin, very pruinose, pulpy, with coloured juice.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Crouzes Old Vines Carignan from Winery Alain Grignon are 2018, 2012, 2017, 2015 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Alain Grignon
The Winery Alain Grignon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Pays d'Oc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Tries (harvest by)
Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.
