Winery Alliance MinervoisCuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste
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 Précieuse L'Améthyste of the Winery Alliance Minervois is in the top 40 of wines of Minervois.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste from the Winery Alliance Minervois
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste 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 Précieuse L'Améthyste
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste
The Cuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste of Winery Alliance Minervois matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, eggplant and zucchini lasagna or veal paupiettes with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alliance Minervois's Cuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste.
Discover the grape variety: Prior
Interspecific cross between Freiburg 4-61 (23-416 Joannès-Seyve x pinot noir) and Bronner made in 1987 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. It can be found in Germany, but also in Switzerland, Belgium, ... and in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Précieuse L'Améthyste from Winery Alliance Minervois are 2013, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery Alliance Minervois
The Winery Alliance Minervois is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 44 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 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
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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Said of red wines that offer a very ripe nose of red and black fruits reminiscent of jam. On the palate, these aromas are dominant, the wine is very fleshy and round, and leaves an impression of sweetness on the finish that weighs it down.
