Winery Alliance Minervois Cuvée Mourel Rouge
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.
The Cuvée Mourel Rouge of the Winery Alliance Minervois is in the top 50 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Mourel Rouge from the Winery Alliance Minervois
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Light
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Bold
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Smooth
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Tannic
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Dry
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Soft
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Acidic
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In the mouth the Cuvée Mourel Rouge of Winery Alliance Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Mourel Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Mourel Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Mourel Rouge
The Cuvée Mourel Rouge of Winery Alliance Minervois matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fillet of beef in a foie gras and truffle crust, lasagne with two salmons or locro criollo (argentina).
Details and technical informations about Winery Alliance Minervois's Cuvée Mourel Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Alliance Minervois
The Winery Alliance Minervois is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minervois
Minervois is an appellation for distinctive red wines from the western France/languedoc-roussillon/languedoc">Languedoc region of France. In general, they are softer than those produced in the Corbières, just to the South. The Minervois appellation also covers rosé and white wines. The predominant Grape varieties used in AOC Minervois wines are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
France/languedoc-roussillon/languedoc">Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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Bottle with a capacity of 12 litres.
